Alameda’s USS Hornet draws hundreds, including Rep. Barbara Lee, on Veterans Day

Rep. Barbara Lee stood on the fantail of the USS Hornet and dropped a single red carnation into San Francisco Bay, an act of commemoration for her father and millions of other veterans whose military service was honored in a solemn morning service Monday aboard the floating Alameda museum. “Our veterans deserve every single honor,” Lee told the assembled crowd that had gathered to celebrate Veterans Day, held each year on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month signifying the beginning of the end of World...