Also participating in the program will be Marine Corps veteran David Goetsch, emeritus vice-president and professor at Northwest Florida State College; the Rev. Cecil Williams, pastor of Gregg Chapel AME Church; Florida Veterans' Hall of Fame member David Rose; state Rep. Patt Maney, a retired Army Reserve brigadier general and retired local judge; Air Force Brig. Gen Scott Cain, commander of Eglin Air Force Base and its host unit, the 96th Test Wing; and Air Force Col. Jocelyn Schermerhorn, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, the host unit at Hurlburt Field.
Guests will be invited to place small bouquets in the community wreath during the reading of the names of veterans who have passed since last Memorial Day.