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Veterans Day Celebration
November 11, 2017 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Please join the City of St. Petersburg for the Veterans Day celebration this Saturday, November 11 at 8 a.m. in Williams Park.
For the 4th year in a row, Mayor Rick Kriseman will recognize local veterans by presenting the 2017 Honored Veteran Award.
This year, two local St. Pete heroes will be recognized as our 2017 Honored Veterans:
Carrie W. Nero, Brigadier General, ANC, USAR (Ret) who served our country during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm and rose to the rank of Brigadier General during her 30-year career in the United States Army Reserves.
Charles Claybaker, who served as Staff Sergeant in the United States Army 3rd Ranger Battalion during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
A quartet from the Gibbs High School Pinellas County Center for the Arts will perform the National Anthem.
This is the 2nd year that residents have nominated the veterans being recognized.