{"id":22605,"date":"2025-05-23T15:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&p=22605"},"modified":"2025-05-23T15:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:15:09","slug":"orange-county-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\/2025\/05\/orange-county-mayors-veterans-advisory-council-announces-annual-orange-county-war-memorial-commemoration-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Mayor\u2019s Veterans Advisory Council Announces Annual Orange County War Memorial Commemoration Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"WHAT:
\n<\/strong>Residents are invited to join Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings and the Orange County Veterans Advisory Council at a Memorial Day ceremony honoring the brave U.S. servicemembers who made the ultimate sacrifice. The program will take place at the Orange County Courthouse on Monday, May 26, 2025, at 8:00 a.m.<\/p>\n

The keynote speaker is Retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Scott Wilson Harris. Lieutenant Colonel Harris has over 30 years of experience as a human performance specialist for the Marine Corps and the U.S. Department of Defense. The program and Lt. Col. Harris\u2019s biography are available here: https:\/\/ocfl.box.com\/s\/pv43it6c4uv6itk0t0bj5nzjk9zep271<\/a><\/p>\n

The commemoration will conclude with a wreath-laying ceremony outside the Orange County Courthouse memorial site. To RSVP for the ceremony<\/strong> at the Orange County Courthouse, visit: www.ocfl.net\/WarMemorial2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WHAT:
\n<\/strong>Orange County War Memorial Commemoration Ceremony<\/p>\n

WHEN:
\n<\/strong>Monday, May 26, 2025
\nDoors open at 7:45 a.m.
\nThe program starts at 8:00 a.m.<\/p>\n

LOCATION:
\n<\/strong>Orange County Courthouse, Jury Room 180
\n425 N. Orange Ave.
\nOrlando, Florida 32801<\/p>\n

FREE PARKING:
\n<\/strong>City of Orlando Courthouse Garage
\n46 E. Amelia St
\nOrlando, FL 32801<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> Following the Orange County Courthouse ceremony, Mayor Demings will attend Woodlawn Memorial Park\u2019s 75th<\/sup> Memorial Day Service<\/em><\/strong>. Beginning at 10 a.m., this service will feature the unveiling of a monument dedicated to Gold Star Mothers. For more information, visit You\u2019re Invited:… – Woodlawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home | Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

VIEWING OPTIONS:
\n<\/strong>Orange TV will live stream the ceremony at the Orange County Courthouse<\/em> at ocfl.net\/OTVLIVE<\/a>. Please visit ocfl.net\/VeteransEvents<\/a> for more viewing details.<\/p>\n

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
\n<\/strong>For more information about the Orange County Mayor\u2019s Veterans Advisory Council, please visit www.ocfl.net\/veteransadvisorycouncil<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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