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Our Chapter is so very grateful for our past, present, and future Patriots!
Manatee Daughters welcome Honor Flight @ SRQ
The Honor Flight on October 14th at SRQ was an emotional welcome home for 90 veterans. Regent Jackie DaRocha was joined by Manatee daughters and over two hundred other attendees to welcome the Veterans back home after visiting Washington D.C.
Manatee Chapter thanks our Coast Guard!
Jackie DaRocha, Regent, our immediate past Regent and our current Chaplain, honored our local Coast Guard Station with a special luncheon . 
Manatee Chapter recognized as Top Performer!!
Vietnam War Cert
Manatee County Veterans Council Recognizes Manatee Chapter Daughter as Manatee County Veterans Auxilliary Member of the Year
No Vet Left Behind
It is the Veteran, who salutes the flag, who serves under the flag, whose coffin is draped in the flag, that allows the protester to burn the flag. No Veteran Forgotten Ceremonies are held at the Sarasota National Cemetery the second Wednesday of each month. Ceremoniesare usually full military honors ceremony with numerous fellow Veterans and a few the from both the Manatee and Sara DeSoto Chaters attending in solidarity. These ceremonies remember twenty to thirty Veterans interred over the prior month without family in attendance.
Honor Flight – 2024
Honor Flight is a national, non-profit organization that honors Veterans and provides them with a one-day trip to Washington, D.C., at no cost, where they visit our nation’s memorials. Part of their itinerary is “mail call” which happens on the flight home. Each Veteran receives a packet of mail to open, read and enjoy. Manatee Chapter contributed over 250 cards to “mail call” this year.
Memorial Day Observance May 27, 2024
The Manatee Chapter attended Memorial Day Observance n May 27, 2024. The Ceremony was held at Donald Courtney Veterans Memorial Park and was hosted by the the Manatee County Veterans Council. Mayors of both Bradenton and Palmetto were guest speakers. Local High Schools JROTC’s presented the colors, and performed the laying of the wreaths. Our local VFW Post concluded the ceremony with Taps
Wreaths Across American Ceremony 2024
Despite inclement weather, The Wreaths Across America ceremony was held on December 16th at the Mansion Memorial Cemetery in Ellenton, FL.
Our honored guest, was a WWII Veteran how served in Washington DA.
Our current Vice Regent was honored to place the POW/MIA wreath during the ceremony.
