Milton-Over one hundred Veterans, city and county officials and locals gathered at the Santa Rosa County Memorial Plaza on Memorial Day in Milton to pay tribute to fallen soldiers.
The Veterans Memorial Plaza’s annual Memorial Day ceremony will be held Monday, May 26 at 10 a.m., at 5191 Willing Street in Milton, in remembrance of the brave men and women who gave their lives while serving our country. Veterans Memorial Foundation member Daniel Powers will open the ceremony, featuring: Colonel Kellner’s operational assignments include Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 369 from 2003 to […]
Northsantarosa.com wishes you a happy Memorial Day. We want to take the time to say thank you to all of our active military and veterans as well. Most importantly, for those that made the ultimate sacrifice, we honor those.
Today, November 11, we as a nation celebrate Veteran’s Day. It is a day that was set aside for those who have served this great nation and protected our freedoms. Back in 1918, during World War I, on November 11, at 10:58 am, an armistice (cease fire) was signed. Although the Treaty of Versailles was […]
Governor Encourages Veterans to Apply for Temporary Teaching Certificates TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Aug. 11 the launch of a new webpage to help recruit qualified military Veterans to join schools across the state. The State Board of Education passed a rule Aug. 17 to formally implement a program for veterans to receive a five-year temporary […]
Wreaths Across America is a national program that provides wreaths to civic organizations to place on Veterans’ gravesites all across America. Each December, in communities just like ours, citizens get together to honor veterans by placing a wreath on their gravesite and say the veteran’s name out loud. This past Saturday, Mitzi Dixon lead the […]
Congratulations to our very own Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field as the Fiscal Year 2015 winner of the USS BAINBRIDGE (CGN 25) award for overall excellence in community service. This award recognizes a Navy command that engaged in exemplary voluntary community service activities working with local communities. Sailors at NAS Whiting Field greatly improved […]
Today we observe Patriot Day, also known as the National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of the 14th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
To say that we are fortunate to live in America is an understatement. We are the richest nation in the world with the highest overall quality of life. However, as we all know, these things have not always come easy. Only through the dedication, sweat, blood, and tears of our service men and women have […]
Naval Air Station Whiting Field recently announced its Sailors of the Quarter for the second quarter for fiscal year 2013. The program is designed to recognize the top performing Sailors from various levels of enlisted service. The Sailor of the Quarter is the top first class petty officer. The Junior Sailor of the Quarter is […]
