Seminole War Commemoration
"Honor To The Dead!"
Join us as we reflect on the solemn event that closed the 2nd Seminole War and honored those who perished in it.
Friday, August 14
Welcome and Talk at Flagler College, St. Augustine.
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6:00 PM to 8:00 PM in the Markland House, located at 102 King Street. (Parking lot across from Markland House at the corner of King St. and MLK Ave.)
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Featured speaker: Judge Howard O. McGillin, Jr. USMA, ’81. “Building America: West Pointers and the Seminole Wars.”
*Please register with Alison Simpson, FLNG Historian at: alison.m.simpson3.nfg@army.mil
Saturday, August 15
Reliving the stirring parade and solemn interment ceremony of 1842.
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Assemble at the historic St. Francis Barracks at 9:45 AM. Follow the marchers to the St. Augustine National Cemetery at 10:00 AM.
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Participate in the commemoration ceremony at the memorial pyramid. Re-enactor’s lunch and coin presentation follow.
This event is hosted by the Florida National Guard Historian.
The West Point Society of North Florida, along with the Seminole Wars Foundation, is the founding sponsor.
Please help underwrite the cost by joining the Support Brigade.
Download and complete the form below, then mail it with a check for $100, payee W.P.S.N.F., to:
Paul Proios
228 Whistling Run, St. Augustine, FL 32092.
Email: paul.a.proios@gmail.com
N.B. Participating re-enactors and Support Brigade contributors are invited to the lunch, will receive the commemorative coin, and will be recognized in the program. (Lunch fee for their guests is $25.)
The morning’s memorial proceedings are open to all.