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The South Alabama Veterans Council, with the support of the USS ALABAMA

Battleship Memorial Park will hold its annual Armed Forces Day Celebration on

Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the USS ALABAMA Memorial Park, 2703 Battleship

Memorial Parkway  

The Armed Forces Day event will honor those who serve, have served,  and

have fallen in military service. The event will start at 8:30 am in the Aircraft Pavilion with

an EXPO of VSOs and other Vendors. The Expo will feature displays by military

organizations and vendor tables for visitors to explore and learn about various products

and services available.

The Armed Forces Day Ceremony will begin at 9:30 am, featuring keynote speaker U.S.

Representative Barry Moore (AL-01), following the Armed Forces Day Ceremony, the families

of all those service men and women who have lost their lives in military service will receive

recognition in a Gold Star Ceremony.

          Following the Gold Star Ceremony, there will be a parachute performance by the Silver Wings

The Parachute Team from Ft. Benning, GA, and an MRE Cook-off will be held outside, where

teams from local VSOs, the Military, First Responder teams, and others will compete.

Food trucks will be available for those looking to eat on-site.

For more information, visit their website:     savc.info/armed-forces-day