Special Guest:

Guest Host Paula Shaw –Life Transitions Expert, Grief Specialist, Keynote Speaker, Media Host/Author has a sit-down conversation with Neil O’Connell – Executive Director at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial in Lajolla, California

Points covered 

·       The plight of returning Veterans

·       The Family Grief following a death

·       What Soledad offers to ease that grief

·       How we can better honor and serve our veterans

Biography

Neil O’Connell hails from Natick Massachusetts, the oldest of five sons, he grew up on Cape Cod and entered the Marine Corps in 1977. Serving in the Marines for 33 years, he rose to the rank of Sergeant Major, a rank he proudly wore for 13 years. Shortly after retiring from the Marines at Camp Pendleton in February 2012, he was recruited to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Mount Soledad Memorial Association.

During his tenure he has dedicated his time supporting the Memorial Day and Veterans Day Ceremonies as well as conducting numerous Veterans Honor Ceremonies, membership development and fundraising in support of the memorial and serving as the President and CEO of the Association from 2018- 2021.   He presently leads the Association as the Executive Director.  Neil enjoys being involved with various organizations in our community, always sharing his time, talent and treasure to “Give Back”. He presently serves on the Board of the San Diego Nice Guys and is a past President of The Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick of San Diego and former Vice President of the MCRD Museum Foundation.  In his spare time, he enjoys family BBQ’s, a round of golf with friends and occasional trout fishing in the Sierra’s.

Website

https://soledadmemorial.org/

Social Media

https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-o-connell/

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