Skip to Content Skip to Main Menu Skip to Global Menu
Colclough Lake Colclough Lake
Home Citizen Services Residents Businesses Visitors Emergency Services County Offices
You are here: Home > County Offices > Communications Office > Details
divider

Communications Office - Media Releases

CONTACT: Mark Sexton, Communications Coordinator
PHONE: (352) 374-5204; CELL: (352) 283-2317
EMAIL: msexton@alachuacounty.us

For Immediate Release



Memorial Day Program

5/17/2012 4:00 PM

Veteran Services

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL - On Monday, May 28, 2012, Alachua County and the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health Care System will hold the Annual Memorial Day Program. The service will be hosted by and conducted at the Forest Meadows Cemetery (3700 SE Hawthorne Road, Gainesville). The program begins at 10 a.m., and the public is invited to attend.

The theme for this year’s honor is the recognition of collegiate veterans. The guest speaker is Dr. Jackson Sasser, President of Santa Fe College. The ceremony includes: a presentation of colors by the Young Marines, greetings from Congressman Cliff Stearns and Sheriff Sadie Darnell, reading of proclamations by County Commissioner Lee Pinkoson and Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe, a rifle salute by the Korean War Veterans Chapter 267 and other special music and honors, wreath placements and the sounding of Taps. 

Immediately following the ceremony there is a free barbecue luncheon provided by the Forest Meadow Cemetery, owners: Jon C. Thomas Family.

For more information, contact Alachua County Veterans Services Director, Major L. Stroupe at 352-264-6740.

If you have a disability and need an accommodation in order to participate in a County program, service or public meeting, please contact the Alachua County Equal Opportunity Office at (352)374-5275 at least 3 business days prior to the event. TTY users please call 711 (Florida Relay Service).

-30-

This website is a public service. Please read the Legal Disclaimer. Website designed and engineered by Alachua County ITS.Applications Division Version 2010 (v1.0)

Under Florida law (Statute 119.011), all information, including e-mail, written letters, documents and phone messages, sent to the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners is subject to Public Records law. This includes the sender's e-mail address, home address or phone number if shown in the message, the content of the message and any associated attachments to the mail. Also please be aware that electronic correspondence (e-mail) is made available on the Commission's public archive site immediately upon being sent. Instead, contact Alachua County Offices by phone or in writing.