GOVERNOR HONORS VETERANS AT ANNUAL CEREMONY

November 11 - Governor Lingle honored the estimated 120,000 veterans currently living in the State of Hawai`i, as well as veterans across the nation, during the annual Governor's Veterans Day Ceremony at Hawai`i State Veterans Cemetery in Kane`ohe. 

The Governor encouraged residents to live by their words of appreciation for veterans' service. 

"We must show our gratitude for veterans and our country in how we live each day," said Governor Lingle. 

The Governor also shared the state's continuing financial support for veterans and their families, and joined State Adjutant General, Major General Robert Lee and Admiral Timothy Keating, commander, United States Pacific Command in laying a wreath on behalf of the state.

"Working with the military is among my greatest honors as Governor," she said.  "I am incredibly proud and eternally grateful to those who have served, and are currently serving, our nation.  Every freedom we enjoy, we owe to their selfless sacrifice."