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Photos: Veterans Day celebrations

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The USS Hornet held a special event commemorating Veterans Day, in partnership with the Alameda County Veterans Affairs Commission and the California State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Air Force veteran Jerome Lippold of St. Marys, Iowa, and his wife, Kathleen, board the USS Hornet to participate in a Veterans Day celebration in Alameda, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Air Force veteran Jerome Lippold of St. Marys, Iowa, and his wife, Kathleen, board the USS Hornet to participate in a Veterans Day celebration in Alameda, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) 
Derek Brown, left, and Glenn Martin, members of the color guard from the Sons of the American Revolution, lead participants to the deck for a wreath-tossing ceremony during a Veterans Day celebration aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Derek Brown, left, and Glenn Martin, members of the color guard from the Sons of the American Revolution, lead participants to the deck for a wreath-tossing ceremony during a Veterans Day celebration aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) 
Participants crowd the deck following a wreath-tossing ceremony during a Veterans Day celebration aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Participants crowd the deck following a wreath-tossing ceremony during a Veterans Day celebration aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) 
Participants arrive for a Veterans Day celebration aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Participants arrive for a Veterans Day celebration aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) 
Participants, including Marine Corps veteran Gabe Ets-Hokin, left, bow their heads for a prayer during a Veterans Day celebration aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Participants, including Marine Corps veteran Gabe Ets-Hokin, left, bow their heads for a prayer during a Veterans Day celebration aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) 
Major Sidney Jordan, U.S. Army (ret.); speaks during a Veterans Day celebration aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Major Sidney Jordan, U.S. Army (ret.); speaks during a Veterans Day celebration aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) 
Tossed flowers float in San Francisco Bay during a Veterans Day celebration aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Tossed flowers float in San Francisco Bay during a Veterans Day celebration aboard the USS Hornet in Alameda, Calif., on Nov. 11, 2025. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) 

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