The SGT Timothy Padgett Chapter 811, Military Order of the
Purple Heart will again honor those Florida Residents who have made the
ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom during 2015 with a “Day of
Remembrance”.
This solemn event will be held on Saturday, January 16,
2016. The Ceremony will be held at the
USAF Armament Museum, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida at 10:30am, and is Open to
the Public.
The ceremony is conducted each year to honor those Florida
Residents who have perished in the line of duty since September 11, 2001, while
engaged in the Global War on Terror. The
ceremony will include the reading of the Okaloosa County Proclamation naming
the 3rd Saturday of January as Okaloosa County - Military Order of the Purple
Heart “Day of Remembrance”, lighting of a memorial candle for each fallen
Floridian, and honoring the Gold Star Families of Florida, with the solemn
promise to never forget their departed loved ones.
In addition, a formal announcement will be made to outline
the establishment of a Memorial Park and Gardens to be located on the USAF
Armament Museum grounds in honor of our fallen.
Appropriate attire is requested; Business Casual or Duty
Uniform.
For additional information please contact Sam Houston,
Chapter Commander at 850-729-2748 or shh1100@cox.net
Florida’s Fallen Heroes – 2015
May 24, 2015
SFC Pablo A. Ruiz
3rd Special Forces Group (A) US Army Melbourne, FL
August 8, 2015
1SG Peter A. McKenna Jr. 7th
Special Forces Group (A) US Army Crestview, FL
August 26, 2015
SSG Forrest B. Sibley
21st Special Tactics Squadron USAF Pensacola, FL
August 26, 2015
CPT Matthew D. Roland 23rd
Special Tactics Squadron USAF FWB, FL
October 2, 2015
SrA Nathan C. Sartain 66th
Security Forces Squadron USAF
Pensacola, FL
December 21, 2015
MAJ Adrianna M. Vorderbruggen
USAF Office of Special Investigations
Niceville, FL
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