- November 24, 2024
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Ocoee mayor Rusty Johnson gives opening remarks for the Pearl Harbor Remembrance meeting.
Ocoee city commissioner Larry Brinson gives his remarks on the importance of remembering Pearl Harbor. He served in the Marines for two decades.
Several veterans from all branches of the military were present for the Pearl Harbor Remembrance ceremony.
Ocoee commissioners George Oliver (left), Rosemary Wilsen, and Brinson sit with other honored guests.
VFW Post 4035 commander Terry Guthrie, ret. U.S. Army, speaks at the City of Ocoee's Pearl Harbor Remembrance ceremony.
Two flags used during World War II and a statue of the Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima were on display during the ceremony.
Left to right: Brinson, Wilsen, Peggy Gustave from U.S. Representative Val Demings' office, Johnson, Commissioner Richard Firstner, Oliver, Edgar Rodriguez, Ocoee resident Jim Moyer, Guthrie.
Prior to the Ocoee City Commission's Dec. 7 meeting, they hosted a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary on the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The event marked the United States' entry into World War II.
The ceremony was presented by the American Legion Post 109 and VFW Post 4305 and featured comments from Mayor Rusty Johnson, the city commission, and other veterans.
