Captain Richard T. Sloane, U.S. Navy (Ret.) is the keynote speaker of the Annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Orange County Administration Center, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. Sloane is a 27-year veteran who served with the River Patrol Force in Vietnam, commanded the USS Santa Barbara, and was stationed at the Orlando Naval Training Center. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)
A large United States flag is unfurled on the Orange County Administration Center as Taps is played during the Annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)

Orange County Corrections van in honor of veterans during the Annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Orange County Administration Center, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)
Mayor’s Veterans Advisory Council Chair Fred Robinson receives a proclamation from Mayor Jerry L. Demings during the Annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Orange County Administration Center, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)
The Evans High School Navy JROTC Drill Team performs during the annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Orange County Administration Center, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)

Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings speaks during the Annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Orange County Administration Center, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)
The Evans High School Navy JROTC Color Guard Presents the Colors during the Annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Orange County Administration Center, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)
Left to Right, Mayor Jerry L. Demings presents a certificate of appreciation to Veterans Advocate Catherine Haynes, and Mayor’s Veterans Advisory Council Chair Fred Robinson during the Annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Orange County Administration Center, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)

Left to Right, Commissioner Maribel Gomez Cordero; Mayor Jerry L. Demings; Captain Richard T. Sloane, U.S. Navy (Ret.); and Val Demings, clap during the Annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Orange County Administration Center, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)
The Evans High School Navy JROTC Drill Team performs during the Annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Orange County Administration Center, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)
A large United States flag is unfurled on the Orange County Administration Center as Taps is played during the Annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)

East River High School students sing the National Anthem, as the Evans High School Navy JROTC Color Guard Presents the Colors during the Annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Orange County Administration Center, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)
The Evans High School Navy JROTC Drill Team performs during the Annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Orange County Administration Center, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)
Mayor’s Veterans Advisory Council Chair Fred Robinson speaks during the Annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Orange County Administration Center, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)

Mayor’s Veterans Advisory Council members present Vietnam veteran lapel pins during the annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Orange County Administration Center, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)
Cypress Creek Jazz 1 band plays during the Annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Orange County Administration Center, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)
Orange County Fire Rescue truck in honor of veterans during the Annual Orange County Veterans Day Ceremony outside the Orange County Administration Center, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)

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