Field of Honor Ceremony

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The Veterans Council of Hillsborough County invites the community to i t s  q u a r t e r l y Field of Honor Ceremony on Saturday, October 13 at 10 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park and Rear Admiral LeRoy Collins, Jr. Veterans Museum, 3602 U.S. Highway 301 N. in Tampa.
 
The fall Field of Honor event will pay tribute to heroes who lost their lives during the July, August and September quarter of 2018. Fallen members of law enforcement will also be honored, including a Tampa Bay area police officer. Names will be read of U.S. military servicemen and servicewomen who made the supreme sacrifice while engaged in our nation’s current War on Terror:
 

• One U.S. Army and one U. S. Air force casualty from Operation Inherent Resolve (Iraq, Syria and Yemen)
• Five U. S. Army casualties from Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (Afghanistan)
• 61 previously unidentified remains of U.S. military members lost during World War II and Korea (formerly listed as missing-in-action, now identified through advancements in mitochondrial DNA research).

 
The Field of Honor Ceremony will feature a banner presentation by Blue Star Mothers of Tampa Bay, local Gold Star Families, the Young Marines of Tampa Bay color guard , patriotic music courtesy of VFW Post 8108, and a traditional rifle salute and taps by the Sgt. Walter
P. Ryan Detachment 1226 Marine Corps League of Riverview.
 
The event, m o n u m e n t s ,  a n d  Vet er ans M emo ri al Pa r k & Mu seu m  are all free and open to the public. For more information, call (813) 744-5502 or (813) 246-3170. Visit Hillsborough County Consumer & Veterans Services at HCFLGov.net .