- September 6, 2024
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Ocoee Mayor Rusty Johnson, a U.S. Army sergeant and Vietnam veteran, welcomed the community to the ceremony.
The Ocoee Police Department Honor Guard presented the colors.
Army First Sgt. Daniel Kalagian, commander of the West Orange VFW Post 4305 in Winter Garden, was the keynote speaker.
Members of the Ocoee Police Department Honor Guard carried the American flag out to the flagpole at Ocoee Lakeshore Center.
Members of the Ocoee Police Department Honor Guard prepared to raise the flag, as other guard members saluted it.
Ocoee High junior Ely Martinez played “Taps.”
The Ocoee Police Department Honor Guard set the city’s memorial wreath at the memorial site.
The Ocoee Police Department Honor Guard stood at attention as names of locals who have given their lives for our freedom were read out.
The Ocoee Police Department Honor Guard poses for a photo at the memorial site.
Charisma Tran, MIss Young Preteen Earth United States, was present to sing some musical selections.
Ocoee Mayor Rusty Johnson and Ocoee City Commissioners Joel Keller, Rosemary Wilsen and Richard Firstner stood with the wreath at the city’s memorial site.
OCOEE City staff and community members gathered at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center Friday, May 26, to honor and remember the services of our armed forces in a Memorial Day ceremony. Charisma Tran — Miss Young Preteen Earth United States — performed some musical selections, and Army First Sgt. Daniel Kalagian was the keynote speaker. Kalagian is also commander of the West Orange VFW Post 4305 in Winter Garden. Additionally, the Ocoee Police Department Honor Guard presented the colors and carried the American flag and ceremonial wreath out to the city’s memorial site.
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