Commanders and Soldiers of the National Training Center and Fort Irwin paid tribute to Veterans Day by attending and participating at several ceremonies in Southern California, Nov. 11.

Locations of events supported included: Mountain View Memorial Park cemetery in Barstow; Veterans Home of California in Barstow; General Patton Memorial Museum at Chiriaco Summit; Victorville Veterans Day parade and ceremony, and; Palm Springs Veterans Day parade.

National Training Center and Fort Irwin Commander Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin served as a guest speaker at Mountain View Memorial Park. Unit commanders also spoke at events and Soldiers served as color guards, posting the American flag at ceremony sites.

Soldiers of United States Army Medical Department Activity served as a color guard at the General George S. Patton Memorial Museum ceremony on Veterans Day.