Remembering valued service during Veterans Day event in Fallbrook

Elizabeth “Betty” Gilby, 93, of Fallbrook, receives special recognition at Fallbrook’s Veterans Day event, sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1924, on Nov. 12. Gilby served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II.

From left, Lukas Wargnier, Kayla Wargnier, Christian Bowersock and (right rear) Landon Wargnier await the beginning of the Fallbrook Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 12. See more photos on page 46.

Erin and Henry McDonald wait for the Fallbrook Veterans Day Parade to begin on Nov. 12. Henry’s “Grandpa” served in the Marine Corps until 1994.

Ayn Bryant, a member of the Fallbrook Woman’s Club, wears a patriotic hat, that she handcrafted, to the Veterans Day event.

The USMC Color Guard leads the Fallbrook Veterans Day Parade down Main Avenue on Nov. 12. The parade was sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1924.

The Fallbrook High School Marching Warriors provide patriotic music along the Veterans Day Parade route.

Fallbrook High School’s Marching Warriors performed “Service Salute” and “The Stars & Stripes Forever” during the Veterans Day Parade Nov. 12.

Fallbrook High School’s Marching Warriors performed “Service Salute” and “The Stars & Stripes Forever” during the Veterans Day Parade Nov. 12.

Members of Cub Scout Pack 789 from Camp Pendleton display enjoyment as they proceed down the parade route in Fallbrook on Veterans Day.

Cub Scout Pack 735 participates in the Veterans Day Parade in Fallbrook on Nov. 12.

Tag and Clare Poulson ride in a wagon pulled by their mother in the Fallbrook Veterans Day Parade held Monday, Nov. 12. They were part of Cub Scout Pack 718’s group.

Tag and Clare Poulson ride in a wagon pulled by their mother in the Fallbrook Veterans Day Parade held Monday, Nov. 12. They were part of Cub Scout Pack 718’s group.

Pearl Harbor survivor, Joe Walsh was acknowledged during Fallbrook’s observance of Veterans Day on Nov. 12.

Fallbrook High School’s Marching Warriors performed “Service Salute” and “The Stars & Stripes Forever” during the Veterans Day Parade Nov. 12.

Members of the Fallbrook Chorale perform the National Anthem at the Veterans Day event held Nov. 12.

Lt. Col. Bruce Harjung, USMC (Ret.) welcomes attendees to the Veterans Day event in Fallbrook on Nov. 12.

Gunnery Sgt. Kristoffer McCullough, USMC addresses the crowd on Veterans Day in Fallbrook, speaking about how freedom allows citizens to have choices.

The Fallbrook Chorale performs “You Raise Me Up” for attendees of the Fallbrook Veterans Day observance.

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