SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – American Legion Post 795 of South Lake Tahoe invites community members to join the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, American Legion Riders, and Sons of the American Legion in honoring all veterans this Veterans Day.
The Veterans Day ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, at the American Legion Hall, 2748 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.
Light lunch refreshments will be served following the ceremony.
Retired Coast Guard Rear Admiral Carlton D. Moore will be the special guest speaker this year. He was a distinguished officer of the United States Coast Guard, serving in both the active and reserve components for over 33 years. He received the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct during the response to 9/11, along with the Coast Guard Highest Distinguished Service Medal and others. He is the author of four books, and lives in South Lake Tahoe with his wife, Cindy.
Please come and help us honor those who served our country as well as our local first responders.
Formerly Armistice Day, Nov. 11 commemorates the anniversary of the 1918 peace agreement that ended World War I. It’s historically significant that this day is observed on the eleventh hour of the eleventh month of the eleventh day to commemorate when the guns fell silent at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918.
Our local cemetery, Happy Homestead, is the final resting place for more than 700 veterans.
The American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, American Legion Riders, and Sons of the American Legion are actively seeking new members. If interested, please stop by Post 795, or give them a call at 530-541-8788.
For more information on the Veterans Day ceremony, contact American Legion Post 795 Commander Tom Millham at 530-308-5215 or tmillham@jps.net.
