- December 6, 2024
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The public is invited to attend the city of Ocoee’s 22nd Annual Veterans Day Ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive.
Retired Marine Corps Maj. Barron Mills will be the keynote speaker. Mills spent 20 years in the military; his prior experiences include leading Marines on missions in the Mediterranean, Haiti, Cuba, Iraq and Afghanistan. His military career included a variety of roles such as a project manager for a $42-miliion simulation training system, building a 5,000-man Iraqi infantry brigade, and leading a 35-man platoon in conducting security operations in Bosnia and Haiti.
The program will include music, Ocoee’s police and fire department honor guards, a wreath placement and refreshments.