National (FL) – Galvez Day – Battle of Pensacola

The National Society SAR and the Florida Society SAR invite you to a National SAR event honoring The Battle of Pensacola and General Bernardo de Galvez.

Schedule (all times are in Central Time):

08:30 – Color Guard Muster at Fort George

09:45 – Color Guard procession from Fort George down to the Galvez Monument

10:00-10:30 – Ceremony at the Galvez Monument

11:30 – 2:30 – Luncheon at Pensacola Yacht Club (Reservations are REQUIRED.  Link below)

3:00 – 3:30 – Wreath Laying at the Minuteman Monument in Veterans Memorial Park

The Color Guard will have the pleasure of once again being under the command of Scott Collins, Vice President General for the NSSAR South Atlantic District and the NSSAR Color Guard Commander.

You’ll note that there are some changes to the schedule from what has been published.  There is no service at St. Michael’s Basilica this year due to scheduling problems, so the overall ceremony in the morning will be much shorter.  Also, the women from the DAR will be “mustering” with the color guard up at Fort George and following behind the Color Guard as we come down Palafox Street to the Monument.  Unlike past years, I have asked that the color guard not have to stand flanking the monument with the flags for the entire ceremony but rather post the colors and be able to then find a seat or find some shade.  The City of Pensacola is running the morning ceremony, and they have asked that we not retire the colors at the end of the ceremony.

For those who are staying for the luncheon and the wreath laying, Rhonda Brach, the current Regent of the Fort Pickens DAR, has offered her house at 903 N. Spring Street for Color Guardsmen and others to come and cool off a bit before heading to the Luncheon at 11:30.

Link to purchase a ticket for the Luncheon:  https://ecom.roller.app/uwfhistorictrust/galvezpublicluncheon/en-us/home