A Resolution By The Board Of County Commissioners Of Pasco County, Florida, Celebrating Veterans Day On November 11, 2026, In Pasco County

1:02:48Okay. We'll close close public comment and go into resolutions. R S one.

1:02:55Celebrating Veterans Day on November eleventh. Commissioner Oakley. All our veterans team come on up?

1:03:07I will go ahead and read the resolution. Resolution number 27-027, a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, celebrating Veterans Day on November 11th, 2026 in Pasco County. Whereas the services of the over 50,000 veterans in Pasco County in protecting our freedom and the hardships endured by their families are recognized by the citizens of our county with the res with the deepest sense of gratitude. And whereas Pasco County owes the veterans of

1:03:37this county and this nation a tremendous debt of gratitude for taking the sacred oath to support and defend this nation's constitution and the ideals of liberty. These patriots represent the best of us, and on Veterans Day, we honor their service, dedication, and valor, and are forever grateful for their sacrifices. ANRAS to provide ongoing advocacy to the veteran community, Pasco County has established County Veteran Services Office, recognized by the Florida Department of Veteran Affairs, which serves the veterans throughout

1:04:07Pasco County. ANRAS, a veteran, will never leave a fallen country. comrade behind and likewise Pasco County will always look to serve the veteran community through the County Veterans Services Office, veteran organizations, and events such as Pasco Stand Down, Pasco County Stand Down, ensuring that Pasco County veterans have the tools they need to transition into a successful civilian life. Enrest Pasco County continues to look to its veterans as leaders caring their patriotism and concern for others far beyond the battlefield, participating

1:04:38in local government, community groups, charitable organizations, and voluntary service programs. Enrás Pasco County urges all local employers, organized labor, veteran organizations, and other government leaders to support the effort to increase employment opportunities for the men and women who have faithfully served our nation in in the military. And whereas across Pasco County, individuals, veterans, veterans associations, and over 260,000 veterans employed by Pasco County are helped are helping

1:05:08provide support and advocacy within the veteran community, continuing to make progressive strides in resolving the plight of homeless veterans and fostering in in fostering in young people a genuine love of our country and a profound sense of personal duty. Honor and civic responsibility. And Raz Pasco County encourages the citizens to recognize the importance of honoring all those who made sacrifices to preserve freedom by displaying green lights in a window of their place of business or residence from November 4th

1:05:38through November 11, 2026. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby calls on Pasco County citizens to celebrate Veterans Day on November 11, 2026, by flying the American flag, celebrating those veterans who are employed by Pasco County and remembering the sacrifices all veterans have made throughout the years to ensure our freedom and our way of life. Done and resolved in regular session with a quorum present and voting this. Twentieth day of October 2026.

1:06:07Move approval. Second. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Mr. Rokley. Yes, sir.

1:06:13Glad to see the veterans coming forward today. But if all two hundred and fifty thousand came in, we'd have make a bigger building here, I guess. So uh I thank you for your service and all those in Pasco County for their service. Uh I always perk up when they talk about seniors or veterans at the DS because I am one. So I uh I appreciate your service and really thank you. wholeheartedly for for all that you did to serve the County to save our way of life here in

1:06:43the United States and also to give us the people that really are out front that are keeping us safe and it's not a ending job anytime soon. It's one we're gonna continue and uh many, many veterans in the future. I'm a Vietnam era veteran made by Congress. due to the fact that in when Vietnam veterans came back home after the after their service they had to change in civilian clothes because

1:07:13they were not uh welcomed home like a lot of veterans in World War Two and other and Korea and other veterans. But they um served a little bit more of a tour from citizens that had uh the wrong thoughts in our mind for what the veterans actually did to protect us and save us. Do you have anything to say? Any of you? Or all of you. So

1:07:37Good morning, Commissioners. Uh Paul Bracaldo, Director of Support Services. These gentlemen are so, so humble. But I really would like to highlight and thank uh all veterans, their service, their sacrifice to support our nation, uh, their families, and of course our veteran services team who serves over fifty thousand veterans across our community. Uh that being said, I'd also Like to thank all veterans that are present here in our meeting and also all of those who are listening to

1:08:08us for all the work and contributions that they continue to make our community to make us better every day. And with that I'm gonna leave it to Dave, our veteran services manager, uh, who can share a few words.

1:08:21Thank you, Paula. This year I took the time to write some notes down so I wouldn't forget like I did last year. Thank you for recognizing our county veterans and their sacrifices to serve our nation. Thank you to the Board of County Commissioners and staff for hosting this and allowing us the time to speak. Uh thank you for the opportunity. Uh we stand here representing your County Veteran Services office with steadfast devotion and service to our fellow citizens and veterans of the county. And I'd personally like to thank you for the opportunity to continue serving with a mission

1:08:51or purpose. I appreciate

1:08:52it. I also like to thank the fact that in Pasco County we have three veteran offices and they do a very good job across our county and serve our veterans very well. So I'm very appreciative of the staff and all that operate those offices 'cause you do a great job doing that. Thank you for those kind work. Thank you. Thank you. Yes.

1:09:11There wait th there are more veterans here. I mean

1:09:19Yes, come on veterans, stand

1:09:21up.

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1:09:31For the forming of that six uh

1:09:34Matter of fact, all the staff veterans come on up too, please.

1:09:40All of them.

1:09:42Are we going down or staying up here? Uh you

1:09:44know what?

1:09:57There you go.

1:09:58My buffer my buffer. No worries.