EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — The Military Order of the Purple Heart's Sgt. Timothy Padgett Chapter 811 next week will present its Annual Wall of Florida Fallen Heroes enshrinement.
The public event — which honors Florida residents who made the ultimate sacrifice defending freedom since Sept. 11, 2001 — is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Jan. 17 at the USAF Armament Museum on Eglin Air Force Base.
The ceremony will include a reading of the Okaloosa County Proclamation naming January 2015 Okaloosa County Military Purple Heart Month.
In addition, Northwest Florida Blue Stars Mothers' Chapter 7 will present Gold Star Banners to families who have lost their loved ones. Gold Star families will read the names and a candle will be lit for each Florida resident who made the ultimate sacrifice during 2014. All Gold Star families present will be formally introduced to the assembly.
Business casual or duty uniform is the requested attire.
Contact Sam Houston, chapter commander, at 729-2748 or shh1100@cox.net, for more details.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Wall of Florida Fallen Heroes ceremony set for Jan. 17