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.
