City of Ocoee to host 22nd annual Veterans Day ceremony

The City of Ocoee will host its 22nd annual Veterans Day ceremony Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 4:30 p.m. October 29, 2024

West Orange Times & Observer
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Ocoee is hosting its 22nd annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center.

The event's keynote speaker is retired Marine Corps Maj. Barron Mills. He grew up as the son of a career Army officer and he himself served in the Marines for 20 years, spanning five continents and dozens of countries.

Along with Maj. Mills, Ocoee resident Sherri Gladney will sing the National Anthem at the event while the Ocoee Middle School Wind Ensemble will play a medley of songs.

The Ocoee Police and Fire Departments' Honor Guards will present the colors and a wreath will be displayed at the city's Memorial Wall. Finally, an Ocoee High School band member will play "Taps."

Refreshments will be served after the ceremony. For more information, please call (407) 905-3100.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.