SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) – Tuesday December 7^th, 2021, is the 80^th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. For the past 34 years the greater Sacramento area United States Navy Submarine Veterans have honored that date with a Memorial and Wreath-Laying Ceremony at Discovery Park.

This Ceremony was originally started by the Submarine Veterans of WW II, Sacramento Base 34 years ago and has been carried forward every year to date by the Gold Country Base of the United States Submarine Veterans. (USSVI)

“It is our goal to keep the memory of December 7, 1941 alive and to honor the heroism, dedication, and painful sacrifice of our service men and women on that fateful day”.  

The ceremony is open to the General Public.

Beginning at 9:00 am the program will commence with the presentation of the colors followed by a guest speaker and a narration of the history of the attack. At 9:55am PST (7:55am HST) a wreath will be placed in the water at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers from the stern of a Yolo County Sheriff Marine Patrol Boat, assisting them will be Marine Patrol Divisions of the Sacramento County Sheriff Department, Cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento and the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. The ceremony will conclude with the playing of “Taps” followed by the bagpipe rendition of “Amazing Grace.”

Honor Guard: U.S. Naval Sea Cadets - Sacramento Division

Welcoming Remarks: Barry Wyatt, Base Commander, Gold County Base United States Submarine Veterans

Master of Ceremonies: Pete Juhos, Commander, United States Submarine Veterans Western Region 5

Guest Speaker: Russell Atterberry, Undersecretary, California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet)                             see attached resume) https://www.calvet.ca.gov/Pages/Undersecretary.aspx

Bugler: Baldwin Wong               Piper: Neil Henderson

When: Tuesday, December 7, 2021    9am (rain or shine)

Where: Discovery Park, Sacramento, CA at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers.

      (Exit I-5 North or South at Richards Blvd. Go West to Right Turn on Jibboon St. Cross the bridge and turn Left into parking area.)

The Gold Country Base membership includes Submarine Veterans from the greater Sacramento area including, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano and Yolo Counties. The Base is a chapter of the parent organization, United States Submarine Veterans, a National Veterans Fraternal Organization, founded on the premise, “To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving their country.