Please join us as we dedicate donated items at our 2023 Veterans Tribute Ceremony.

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 • 5:30pm-7:00pm

Join us as we dedicate items that were donated in honor or memory of veterans at the Captain Robert J. Hiler Jr. Veterans Memorial.

Please join us for the ceremony featuring guest speaker Rear Admiral Tim Weber, US Navy, retired. He will be discussing the “Lost 74” from the USS Frank E. Evans. RADM Weber is a native of Holland MI and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the Naval Postgraduate School. He served in the Navy for 33 years specializing in healthcare management, policy and resourcing; medical research and development leadership; strategic planning; crisis management; and legislative affairs.

During his military career, he deployed to Afghanistan as the senior advisor to the Afghan National Police healthcare system and its Surgeon General. Additionally, he served as commanding officer of the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan. Before his military retirement in 2022, he commanded Naval Medical Forces Pacific. RADM Weber is proud to be an honorary Navy Chief Petty Officer and wears numerous individual and unit awards to recognize the superb work of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps personnel he served with. He currently works as the associate director for the Eck Institute for Global Health at the University of Notre Dame.

The ceremony will be followed by a reception.

RSVP by October 3 is requested.

The Veterans Tribute Ceremony will take place on Center for Hospice Care’s Mishawaka Campus at 501 Comfort Place in Mishawaka, next to Central Park.