Windermere to welcome back 'Old Glory' in memorial dedication

The town of Windermere will host a memorial dedication in honor of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Evan Fitzgibbon at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at the town of Windermere office, 614 Main St.

By Michael Eng
| 12:20 p.m. January 7, 2025

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The town of Windermere will host a memorial dedication in honor of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Evan Fitzgibbon at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at the town of Windermere office, 614 Main St.

The town also will welcome back “Old Glory” — the famed American flag-inspired horse statue — at the event.

Fitzgibbon, who graduated from Foundation Academy in 2017, was one of two soldiers killed during a Ranger School training incident Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022.

Fitzgibbon was an infantry officer assigned to the Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course, 199th Infantry “Leader Brigade” at Fort Benning, officials said. He was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and commissioned in May 2021.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.