Following a wreath presentation at the Doolittle Memorial in Valparaiso, Fla., Col. Steven DePalmer, 53d Wing commander, salutes to honor fallen heroes. Seventeen organizations across the Emerald Coast presented wreaths during the Twin Cities Veterans' Council Memorial Day ceremony May 26. Photo by Capt. Carrie L. Kessler.
Four F-15s assigned to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron perform a flyby at the Doolittle Memorial in Valparaiso, Fla., during the Twin Cities Veterans' Council Memorial Day ceremony May 26. Following the flyby, Col. Steven DePalmer, 53d Wing commander, along with 16 organizations across the Emerald Coast presented wreaths to honor fallen heroes. Photo by Capt. Carrie L. Kessler.
Col. Steven DePalmer, 53d Wing commander, speaks at the Doolittle Memorial during the Twin Cities Veterans' Council Memorial Day ceremony in Valparaiso, Fla., May 26. Following his speech, four F-15s from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron performed a flyby of the ceremony. Members from 17 organizations across the Emerald Coast closed the ceremony by laying wreaths to honor fallen heroes. Photo by Capt. Carrie L. Kessler.