{"id":26732,"date":"2022-11-02T17:21:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T21:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=26732"},"modified":"2022-11-02T17:21:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T21:21:34","slug":"veterans-day-festivities-spanish-american-war-memorial-unveiling-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/11\/02\/veterans-day-festivities-spanish-american-war-memorial-unveiling-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"VETERANS DAY FESTIVITIES SPANISH\/AMERICAN WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILING & PARADE<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Saturday, November 12th<\/sup>\u00a0at 10 a.m. there will be a ceremony unveiling the Spanish-American War Monument at Veterans Park located at 701 West Lime Street.\u00a0\u00a0Veterans Day is observed annually on November 11th<\/sup>, the anniversary of the end of WWI. On this day we\u00a0honor the men and women who have served in the U.S. armed forces.\u00a0The Veterans Day Parade will step off immediately following the ceremony. The parade will leave the RP Funding Center at 11 a.m. and travel down Lemon Street to downtown Lakeland, turning left on Kentucky Avenue, and ending at Munn Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lakeland was a staging area for troops en route to Cuba during the summer of 1898 in preparation for the Spanish-American War.\u00a0 The town was chosen as an overflow site for Tampa, 30 miles to the west, because of its good rail connections and reliable water supply from area lakes. Five Regiments were stationed in the town: the 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and the 71st<\/sup>\u00a0New York Volunteer Infantry at Lake Morton, the 1st<\/sup>\u00a0US Cavalary and 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0Ohio Volunteer Cavalry at Lake Hunter,\u00a0 and the 10th<\/sup>\u00a0US Cavalry at Lake Wire (Buffalo Soldiers). This monument pays tribute to those soldiers, many of whom later embarked to Cuba and served their country with honor.\u00a0 This project has been a collaboration among the City of Lakeland, Polk County Veterans Council, and Platform Art, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Platform Art commissioned artist Becky Ault to produce the memorial that honors the veterans of the Spanish-American War and the legendary Buffalo Soldiers.\u00a0 The piece entitled Friends of Freedom recently arrived in Lakeland from Pennsylvania after being escorted by various Buffalo Soldier Motorcycle Chapters along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Polk County Veterans Council is hosting the Lakeland Veteran\u2019s Day Parade that takes place immediately following the unveiling of the Friends of Freedom Memorial. The parade honors all veterans. The Veteran\u2019s Day Parade will step off from the RP Funding Center right at 11 a.m. and travel east along Lemon Street into downtown Lakeland. The parade will then turn north on Kentucky Avenue and end in the Munn Park parking lot. The parade will feature veteran groups, JROTC Units, Sea Cadets, CAP Cadets, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Marching Bands, and other entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gary Clark, Chairman of the Polk County Veteran\u2019s Council said, \u201cIt is with great pleasure that we honor our veterans during this special day.\u201d He added, \u201cI hope that we line the downtown streets and show our veterans just how much we appreciate their service to our country.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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