Veterans Day Commemoration Saturday, November 11, 2023
Veterans Day Commemoration Rededicates the Ribbon of Engraved Memorial Pavers at Veterans Park November 11, 2023
Phase Two of the Memorial Ribbon of Pavers has been installed, joining the phase one ribbon to the flagpoles in Veterans Memorial Park.
A small crowd came out to commemorate Veterans Day and join the Gulfport Senior Center Foundation in re-dedicating the ribbon of engraved memorial pavers at Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday morning, November 11 at 9 am.
As the public arrived, the New Horizons Band played a selection of patriotic tunes.
Following a brief welcome message from the Gulfport Senior Center Foundation, the Boca Ciega High School JROTC Color Guard presented the colors, while New Horizons played US Military theme songs, followed by the National Anthem, with Laura Henderson singing.
Speakers included Gulfport Mayor Sam Henderson and Vice Mayor Paul Ray, followed by an invocation and brief statement by Rev Kimberley Harrell, a US Marine veteran and spiritual leader of the New Thought CommUNITY of Gulfport.
The ceremony concluded with a moment of silence and Taps.
After the ceremony, attendees were invited to view the ribbon of engraved memorial pavers installed at Veterans Park by the Senior Center Foundation. With addition of phase two, space is available for the addition of more engraved pavers.
Gulfport Veterans Memorial Park is located on the Gulfport waterfront at 5350 31st Ave S, Gulfport 33707
Veterans Park Memorial Brick purchase options:
Bricks without logos may be purchased to honor or memorialize a friend or family member.
4×8 bricks – 4 lines w/o logo, 21 characters, $125
8×8 bricks – 8 lines w/o logo, 21 characters, $195
4×8 bricks – with a logo, 2 lines, 21 characters,$125
8×8 bricks – with a logo, 6 lines, 21 characters, $195
*Miniature souvenir bricks are also available with purchase
1.5″ x 3″ souvenir of 4×8 brick $20
3″ x 3″ souvenir of 8×8 brick $30
For information about ordering memorial bricks, follow the link below:
https://www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/gulfportfoundation
AVAILABLE LOGOS P1
AVAILABLE LOGOS P2
EXAMPLES OF PAVERS WITH LOGOS
Drenching rain did not stop the small crowd huddled in the waterfront shelter at Veterans Park to dedicate phase one of the ribbon of engraved memorial pavers on Veterans Day, November 11, 2022. Foundation Vice President Larry Kennedy welcomed the men and women attending, many of them veterans. Rev Kimberley Harrell, USMC veteran and spiritual leader of the New Thought CommUNITY of Gulfport, provided the invocation, followed by a brief statement by Gulfport Mayor Sam Henderson. After a moment of silence the dedication concluded with Taps played by Lindy Romez (Jaya Devi), former 82nd Airborne Division soldier.
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