Okaloosa County BOCC — May 4, 2013 — 4-2-13 EOD Day proclamation — reading text

PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) School at Eglin Air Force Base is a community partner with Okaloosa County through various Military Affairs Committees and Chambers of Commerce; and WHEREAS, the EOD School at Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County is the home of the All-Services EOD Memorial; and WHEREAS, 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 Florida; 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 ser- vices, military members and families, community officials, and others gather at the Eglin Air Force Base EOD Memorial to honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation; and WHEREAS, on this Fourth Day of May in the Year of Two Thousand and Thirteen an additional twelve 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 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 Fourth Day of May in the Year Two Thousand and Thirteen as EXPLOSIVE ORDINANCE DISPOSAL DAY DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of April, 2013. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA ATTEST: _________________________________ DON R. AMUNDS CHAIRMAN ___________________________ DON W. HOWARD CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT