GREEN COVE SPRINGS — To kick off a board meeting Tuesday, the Clay County Board of County Commissioners held a Veterans Day ceremony recognizing service members within the organization, the county …
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GREEN COVE SPRINGS — To kick off a board meeting Tuesday, the Clay County Board of County Commissioners held a Veterans Day ceremony recognizing service members within the organization, the county and country.
U.S. Army veteran Michael Rogers, a Middleburg High graduate, led the Pledge of Allegiance. He spent 26 years in the service, receiving numerous medals and decorations. His last assignment was at Camp Blanding. Rogers said Clay County has continued to recognize its veterans. He listed multiple family members of his who served in places like Pearl Harbor or Normandy, and now he has a daughter in the U.S. Air Force.
“This county has so much to offer as far as military history and heraldry, I would ask you to continue to do what you do, whether it’s naming parks or things of that nature,” Rogers addressed the commission.
While the Clay County Sheriff’s Office’s Michelle Reaves sang the National Anthem, pictures of several county employees who served in the military were shown in the commission room.
BCC Chairman Mike Cella said Veterans Day is a day to commemorate, remember and recognize veterans’ sacrifices, including the more than 30,000 veterans living in Clay County. Cella also introduced Veterans Services Officer Keith Brandon Tuesday night.
“Thank you all on behalf of those of us on the board, the residents on Clay County and this country that we love,” Cella said. “We appreciate your service.”
The colors were presented and posted by the General Roy S. Geiger Marine Corps League Detachment 1047. Commissioner Jim Renninger served in the U.S. Navy and he read the council’s Veterans Day proclamation.
“I want to thank you all for being here today and thank you for your service,” Renninger said.
Harry Silvers, who is the president of the county’s Veterans Council, encouraged increasing the organization’s membership after the proclamation was read. Meetings are at 2 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month at American Legion Post 250, 3939 County Road 218.
“You don’t have to be high up [in the military], every veteran qualifies,” Silvers said. “We want people to come to this and put in your input for what we need in this county.”