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Okaloosa County honors women veterans at third annual recognition ceremony
Summary
Okaloosa County Commissioner Carolyn Kechel and Colonel Kristen Wood led remarks at a ceremony recognizing women veterans, recounting historical contributions and urging attendees to share stories and build diverse teams to solve community problems.
Okaloosa County Commissioner Carolyn Kechel opened the countyDistrict 2 welcomed attendees to the third annual Women Veterans Recognition Day ceremony and introduced Colonel Kristen Wood as the eventguest speaker. Kechel said Florida declared June 12 WomenVeterans Recognition Day in 2021 and that 20 states, including the U.S. Virgin Islands, have followed that observance.
Kechel recounted examples of women veterans' historical service: that more than 400 women served in Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War; that Cathay Williams…
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