The historic Cape Coral Veterans Memorial Monument in South Cape on Cape Coral Parkway. The memorial was rededicated on Veterans Day in 2000 after the lights and fountain were added. FILE<\/p>\n
There are states with military\u00a0veterans\u00a0and the men and women on active duty.<\/p>\n
Then there\u2019s Florida, with more than 1.4 million vets and their families, tens of thousands of soldiers, sailors and airmen on some two dozen bases.<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s not including the American and foreign pilots preceding these heroes, those who trained in the Sunshine State during World War II, the many who served and\/or paid the price in conflicts dating to the American Civil War and the Seminole Wars before then.<\/p>\n
To honor these men and women in\u00a0uniform, the Cape Coral Museum of History and its title sponsor Incredible Bank will host\u00a0A\u00a0Salute\u00a0to Service and Sacrifice, a tribute to service members on Nov. 1.<\/p>\n
The five-hour festival will have vet information tents, a vendor village, military vehicles, food trucks, a JROTC demonstration unit, entertainment, honor guards and more, including Cape\u00a0veterans\u00a0with stories to tell.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always important to thank a\u00a0veteran for the sacrifices they\u2019ve made, the wounds visible and invisible.,\u201d \u201d said Lisa Arnold, commander of the Cape\u2019s American Legion Post 90 with 1,700 members,<\/p>\n
Combining Cape history with a traditional November\u00a0salute\u00a0to\u00a0veterans\u00a0seemed a natural fit, said Linda Biondi, museum board vice president and chair of A\u00a0Salute\u00a0to Service and Sacrifice, the city\u2019s first such celebration.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to have a good time that day,\u201d Biondi added. \u201cA very patriotic event.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Where, when & what:<\/p>\n
\u2022 544 Cultural Park Boulevard, Nov. 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Museum has three buildings and three garden areas to explore. Free admission.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Music and entertainment:<\/p>\n
Opening ceremonies starting at 10:30 a.m. and feature: Honor Guard Presentation of the Colors, Isabella Clark singing the National Anthem and a performance by Guns and Hoses<\/p>\n
Robert Gonnelli and Associates \u2013 A Moment In Time, performing throughout the day<\/p>\n
Performance by the Calendar Girls at 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Mariner JROTC rifle demonstration at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
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Participants:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Vietnam\u00a0Veterans\u00a0of America Chapter 594<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Gold Star Families<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Collier Lee Honor Flight<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Holiday for Heroes<\/p>\n
\u2022 American Legion Post 90<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Purple Heart Chapter 696<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 9-10<\/p>\n
\u2022 DAV \u2013 Disabled American\u00a0Veterans<\/p>\n
\u2022 Blue Star Families<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Korean War Vets<\/p>\n
\u2022 Florida Military Vehicle Heritage<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Hearts & Homes for\u00a0Veterans<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0Cape Coral Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0VFW District 13<\/p>\n
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Cape Coral Museum of History<\/p>\n
Since its inception in 1987, the Cape Coral Museum of History has sought to discover, preserve and share the history of Cape Coral through its archives, museum exhibits and public programs. The museum is the official repository for the history of Cape Coral and serves as a public resource for all sectors, as well as international and U.S. tourists. Operated by the Cape Coral Historical Society, the museum exhibits artifacts, documents and photographs pertaining to the history of Cape Coral and Southwest Florida. As an added bonus, the museum will be open to tour for free during the event. Grab a scavenger hunt sheet at the museum\u2019s booth and enter to win a prize basket.\u00a0capecoralmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The historic Cape Coral Veterans Memorial Monument in South Cape on Cape Coral Parkway. The memorial was rededicated…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9704,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-9703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}