Brig. Gen. James J. Bisson (U.S. Army, ret.) is keynote speaker.
All those who have served or currently serve in the U.S. armed forces will be the guests of honor at the National Museum of the Pacific War on Veterans Day.
At 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, the museum will host a Veterans Day ceremony. Free and open to the public, the ceremony will be in the Memorial Courtyard.
Guest speaker for this year will be Brig. Gen. James J. Bisson (U.S. Army, ret.).
Bisson, who serves as commander of Fredericksburg’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7105, began his military career when he was drafted in February 1967. He served as an infantryman with the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam from July 1967 to July 1968.
He entered the Army National Guard in February 1971 and was direct commissioned in Armor as a second lieutenant in November 1971.
Bisson retired from the Army as a brigadier general in April 2005 after more than 35 years of service.
Bisson has commanded at all levels from platoon through brigade, and his last assignment was the Assistant Division Commander for the 36th Infantry Division. Concurrently, he was assigned as the Director of Mobilization, U.S. Army Forces Command. He has an MBA from St. Edward’s University in Austin, and he is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College.
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