Ocoee to honor the fallen at Memorial Day Ceremony

Retired Lt. Col. Yolanda Frazier, who has 30 years of service in the U.S. Army, will be the keynote speaker.

By Amy Quesinberry
| 3:09 p.m. May 22, 2024

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The city of Ocoee will honor fallen soldiers at its Memorial Day Ceremony, scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, May 23, at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive. The Ocoee Police Honor Guard will present the colors and carry a wreath to be set in place at the city’s Memorial Wall. Ocoee High School student Marcus Jiao will play taps, and the national anthem will be performed. After the ceremony, refreshments will be served.

Retired Lt. Col. Yolanda Frazier, who has 30 years of service in the U.S. Army, will be the keynote speaker. She held two military commands, presiding over nearly 300 soldiers and training military officers from across the United States preparing them to be future military leaders. She served in Kuwait and was deployed to Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.

For more information, call (407) 905-3100.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.