Okaloosa County BOCC — April 15, 2014 — 4-15-14 EOD Day proclamation

P ROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD) at Eglin Air Force Base is a community partner with Okaloosa County through various Military Affairs Committees and Chambers of Commerce; and WHEREAS, NAVSCOLEOD at Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County is the home of the All-Services EOD Memorial; and WHEREAS, most military service members remembered on this EOD Memorial have received the Purple Heart decoration, and Okaloosa County is the first Purple Heart County in the State of Flor- ida; and WHEREAS, the men and women of all military services who perform the EOD mission very frequently risk their own lives for the protection of others; and WHEREAS, the first Saturday of May of each year is when leaders of all military services, military members and families, community officials, and others gather at the EOD Memorial to honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation; and WHEREAS, on this Third Day of May in the Year of Two Thousand and Fourteen an addi- tional eight EOD heroes will be added to this EOD Memorial; and WHEREAS, Okaloosa County desires to honor the family members of these EOD heroes and the families of all of the two hundred and ninety eight service members previously named on the EOD Memorial; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Okaloosa County, Florida, that we do hereby proclaim the Third Day of May in the Year Two Thousand and Four- teen as EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL DAY DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of April, 2014. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA ATTEST: _________________________________ CHARLES K. WINDES, Jr. CHAIRMAN ___________________________ DON W. HOWARD CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT