City seeks veterans' information for Memorial Day 

Markers to be placed week before ceremony

The City of Milton will hold its ninth annual Memorial Day ceremony May 30 and in preparation is adding veterans into the city's registry of service men and women.

 

Through years of hard work and the generosity of residents, Milton has amassed a list of over 800 living and fallen veterans, 461 of whom are memorialized with markers placed on Deerfield Parkway and throughout Downtown Crabapple the week of the holiday. Any deceased veteran of a Milton family is qualified to be honored with a marker. Information on living veterans will be used for recognition purposes. Living veterans DO NOT receive markers.

 

Each year residents ask how their family members may be added to the registry. The city does not have access to a government database revealing who served in the military. Instead, we need you to tell us.

 

If you or someone in your family is or was a veteran, please fill out the attached form below. You may drop it off at City Hall, fax it to 678-242-2499 or mail it to:

 

Milton City Hall

13000 Deerfield Parkway

Suite 107A

Milton, GA 30004

Attn: Courtney Spriggs

 

There is also an online form available anytime at the City of Milton Web site. You may either click here or go to www.cityofmiltonga.us. 

 

Once you give the City of Milton the information, it will be placed in a secure database. The names will then be sent to City Councilman Bill Lusk and the newly formed non-profit Milton Memorial Markers for Veterans, who will personally build, paint, engrave and place the markers.

 

The City of Milton's Memorial Day Ceremony will take place 10 a.m. Monday, May 30 at Freedom Park, 13200 Deerfield Parkway (click here for directions).

 

Please join us to remember the sacrifices made for our freedom.



For information contact Public Outreach Coordinator Courtney Spriggs:
 







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Communications Manager Angela Thompson
angela.thompson@cityofmiltonga.us | 678-242-2530 (Office) | 770-856-4941 (Mobile)

Incorporated on Dec. 1, 2006, the City of Milton has been recognized for having the highest quality of life in the state of Georgia and ninth-highest in the southern United States by the Business Journals' "On Numbers" survey. It is a distinctive community that embraces small-town life and heritage while preserving and enhancing the city's rural character. The City of Milton will provide opportunity and value in a responsive and responsible environment through active partnerships with the community and its stakeholders. For more information, visit www.cityofmiltonga.us, or call 678-242-2500.

 

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