Veterans Day Program

Monday, Nov 11, 2024 at 9:30am
Various Venues in 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.