{"id":19788,"date":"2023-05-26T11:50:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T15:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=19788"},"modified":"2023-05-26T11:50:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T15:50:04","slug":"mayors-veterans-advisory-council-announces-annual-orange-county-war-memorial-commemoration-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/05\/mayors-veterans-advisory-council-announces-annual-orange-county-war-memorial-commemoration-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor\u2019s Veterans Advisory Council Announces Annual Orange County War Memorial Commemoration Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>May 29, 2023, at 8:45 a.m.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Orange County Courthouse \u2013 Jury Room<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-14519\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Demings_Seal_Full_Color-241x241-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"Mayor Demings' Seal\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Demings_Seal_Full_Color-241x241-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Demings_Seal_Full_Color-241x241-1.png 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>WHAT:<\/strong> Residents are invited to join Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings and his Orange County Veterans Advisory Council at a Memorial Day ceremony honoring the brave U.S. servicemembers who made the ultimate sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>The keynote speaker is Past Department Commander Jim Ramos, a member of the Haisley Lynch American Legion Post 16 in Gainesville and is the 97<sup>th<\/sup> State Commander of Florida. Commander Ramos is a 26-year member of the American Legion and served in the United States Army, from 1974 to 1994. Mr. Ramos is the first Hispanic Commander and became Commander of the Department of Florida on June 27, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The commemoration will conclude with a wreath laying ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Demings and members of the Orange County Mayor\u2019s Veterans Advisory Council will be available for interviews immediately following the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RSVP<\/strong>: To RSVP for the ceremony visit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/WarMemorial2023\">https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/WarMemorial2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN: <\/strong>Monday, May 29, 2023<br \/>\nTime: 8:45 a.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> <strong>Orange County Courthouse, Jury Room<\/strong><br \/>\n425 N. Orange Ave.<br \/>\nOrlando, Florida 32801<\/p>\n<p><strong>VIEWING OPTONS: <\/strong>Orange County War Memorial Commemoration Ceremony<br \/>\nLive stream available: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/VeteransEvents\">www.ocfl.net\/VeteransEvents<\/a><br \/>\nMay 29, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Orange County Mayor\u2019s Veteran\u2019s Advisory Council: For more information about the Orange County Mayor\u2019s Veterans Advisory Council, please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/veteransadvisorycouncil\">www.ocfl.net\/veteransadvisorycouncil<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/VeteransEvents\">https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/VeteransEvents<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 29, 2023, at 8:45 a.m. Orange County Courthouse \u2013 Jury Room WHAT: Residents are invited to join Orange County Mayor Jerry L. 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The keynote speaker is Past Department Commander Jim Ramos, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-19788","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mayor\u2019s Veterans Advisory Council Announces Annual Orange County War Memorial Commemoration Ceremony<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2023\/05\/mayors-veterans-advisory-council-announces-annual-orange-county-war-memorial-commemoration-ceremony\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mayor\u2019s Veterans Advisory Council Announces Annual Orange County War Memorial Commemoration Ceremony\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"May 29, 2023, at 8:45 a.m. Orange County Courthouse \u2013 Jury Room WHAT: Residents are invited to join Orange County Mayor Jerry L. 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