In short answer yes. Here's what you do:
1. Flash the phone to a Verizon ROM, the best rom to use when activating would be this one
http://handsets.utstar.com/downloads...0_WWE_Ship.exe
To flash you can either use this or take it to Verizon and they'll do it
2. Have Verizon add the ESN to their Database, and activate it.
Super easy to do, also if you're going to flash yourself do it like this:
Put the phone in what we call bootloader mode by doing Power Button+ Record button on left side+Stylus in reset hole, don't be alrmed the screen will go out.
Plug it in to the computer and then run the program.