- April 30, 2024
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The following are adapted press releases from the Palm Coast and Flagler County:
Mark your calendar and plan to begin your Veterans Day holiday at Heroes Memorial Park 8:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, when the city of Palm Coast will host a special ceremony to honor our nation’s veterans.
The park is located on Palm Coast Parkway, about .25 mile west of the Flagler County Public Library.
An Honor Guard ceremony will be presented by the city of Palm Coast Fire Department. Mayor Jon Netts will lead the program with a brief address, followed by remarks from City Councilman Holsey Moorman, as well as special presentations from the Matanzas High School JROTC and the festival choir.
Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact Marsha Lidskin, community relations coordinator for the city, at 986-3708.
County to host ceremony, too
Lt. General Charles S. Mahan, U.S. Army retired, will be the guest speaker at the Flagler County Veterans Day ceremony, which will take place 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at the entrance to the Government Services Building, 1769 E. Moody Blvd.
Mahan spent part of his 35-year U.S. Army career overseas in the 1st Division Calvary, in Vietnam. He also served in Germany, Kuwait and Iraq as part of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Mahan also served as Deputy Chief of Staff U.S. Army Logistics prior to retiring to Grand Haven, in Palm Coast.
The program, sponsored by the Flagler County Board of County Commissioners and the Veterans Advisory Council, will feature the National Anthem sung by Flagler Palm Coast High School formality singers.
Participants in the ceremony are as follows:
American Legion Post 115, DAV Chapter 86, Italian American War Veterans, Jewish War Veterans Post 300, Marine Corps League 876, Military Officers Association of America, Military Order of the Purple Heart 808, VFW Posts 8696 and 5213, The Knights of Columbus 2264 Color Corps, The Flagler Palm Coast High School AFJROTC, Flagler County Girl Scouts of America, Flagler County Cub Scouts and the Flagler County Veterans Service Office.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, the Flagler Palm Coast High School formality singers will sing a selection of patriotic songs.
Refreshments will be provided courtesy of the DAV Chapter 86.
