• Veteran's Day Events in Navarre Park and Santa Rosa County

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    October 29, 2024
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    Thank you Veterans. Honoring all who served. November 11th. Veterans Day.
     
     
     

    Veterans Day events in Santa Rosa County
     
     
     
    The following Veterans Day events will take place in Santa Rosa County on Mon., Nov. 11:

    Veterans' Day in Navarre Park
    11 am
    Guest Speaker: Retired Chief Msgt Richard "Taco" Sanchez

    Lunch will be served at Noon at:
    VFW #1137
    American Legion #382
     

    Veterans Memorial Plaza, Milton

    9:30 a.m. - The parade begins at Milton High School, 5445 Stewart Street in Milton, and ends at the Veterans Memorial Plaza, 5191 Willing Street in Milton.
     
    11 a.m. - Veterans Day Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Plaza in Milton
    • Welcome: Santa Rosa County Veterans Memorial Foundation Board Member
    • Present Colors: Milton High School NJROTC
    • National Anthem: Milton High School Choir
    • Pledge of Allegiance: Clara Jean Moore, Bagdad Elementary School
    • Invocation: Reverend Lee Bateman, Bagdad Methodist Church
    • Post Colors: Milton High School NJROTC
    • Proclamation: City of Milton Mayor Heather Lindsey and Santa Rosa County Commissioner Kerry Smith
    • Intro of Speaker: Santa Rosa County Veterans Memorial Foundation Board Member
    • Keynote Speaker: Commander Stephanie Biehl, NAS Whiting Field
    • Wreath Laying Ceremony: Veteran's Organizations
    • Taps: Milton High School Band 
    • Benediction: Member of East Side Baptist Church
     
    Any Veterans organization wishing to participate in the wreath-laying ceremony or organization wishing to participate in the parade is welcome. The parade lineup is at 8:30 a.m. For more information, contact Veterans Memorial at 850-860-2427 or email at santarosa.veterans.memorial.plaza@gmail.com.
     
    Immediately following the ceremony - 4H Cookout (donations accepted)
    Santa Rosa County 4-H along with Walmart and Aramark would like to invite all Veterans and their families to enjoy a Veteran’s Day cookout at the Veteran’s Memorial Plaza from Noon to 1 p.m. The cookout is free to veterans and their families. Not a veteran? Come enjoy the cookout and support veterans with a small donation. 
      
    In the event of inclement weather, the parade and ceremony will be canceled.
     

    VFW Post 4407, Gulf Breeze/Midway

    11 a.m. - Ceremony at VFW Post 4407, 1783 Abercrombie Road in Gulf Breeze - presented by local veteran's organization Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4407. A lunch will follow the ceremony.
     
     
     
     
     
     

    Veterans Day office closures reminder

     
    The following Santa Rosa County offices will be closed Mon., Nov. 11 for Veterans Day:
    • Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners including the animal shelter, library system and veterans services.
    • The central landfill will be open.
    • Santa Rosa County 9-1-1 dispatch, Lifeguard Ambulance Service and fire departments are open daily.
    • Santa Rosa County Clerk of the Court
    • Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser
    • Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections
    • Santa Rosa County Tax Collector 
     
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