People gathered atop the Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial on Saturday to celebrate 250 years of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy. The ceremony also paid tribute to the nation's veterans.

The 2025 Veterans Day Ceremony was attended by San Diego city leadership, including Mayor Todd Gloria and City Council President Joe LaCava, as well as veterans from both branches of the armed forces.

"They were willing to give of themselves, to give everything they had to sacrifice themselves, and at times their families and their fortunes for a glimpse of what America could be. Now we know what America is," said retired Sergeant Major Mark O'Loughlin, who served 30 years in the Marine Corps.

That sentiment was echoed by many of O'Loughlin's fellow veterans, including retired Lieutenant Colone

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