Mobile Bay Area Veterans Commission

Mobile Bay Area Veterans Commission We are a community organization that oversees Veterans activities in the Mobile Bay Area! The organizers were Admiral J.

The Mobile Bay Area Veterans Commission was organized in 1986 with the purpose of energizing the area’s Veterans Day commemoration. Lloyd “Doc” Abbot, USN (Ret.), Admiral Bill Stewart, USCG (Ret.), Captain Hal Pierce, USN (Ret.), and Lieutenant Colonel Vince Schiavoni, USAF (Ret.). The Mayor of Mobile was invited to be Chairman of the Commission and other distinguished military officers and civili

ans of the area were also invited to be part of the Commission. The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce CEO was also invited to be on the board and the Chamber was involved with it from the very beginning. Their plan was to have a Veterans Day parade through downtown Mobile and to have an Honors Luncheon where a Patriot of the Year would be recognized. That recognition was to be the highlight of the Veterans Day observance. Today, the award is presented at the luncheon where a nationally recognized patriot is honored. Since 1997, a Veteran of the Year is selected and also recognized at the Honors Luncheon. The Veterans Day Observance now includes the Parade of Flags ceremony in the afternoon and a patriotic concert in the evening presented by the Mobile Pops Orchestra, both at the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park Medal of Honor Pavilion. Since 2001, at the Patriot Dinner, on the evening before Veterans Day, the Commission has recognized one or more Mobile Bay Area citizens who have supported our veterans and veteran causes by presenting them with the President’s Award. This year the name of that award was changed to the Captain Hal Pierce Memorial Award.

SAVE THE DATE: BALDWIN COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA PERFORMING AUGUST 7, 5pm - 6pm DAPHNE CIVIC CENTER PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT...
06/03/2026

SAVE THE DATE: BALDWIN COUNTY YOUTH ORCHESTRA PERFORMING AUGUST 7, 5pm - 6pm DAPHNE CIVIC CENTER

PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS:
Please RSVP on or before August 3 - (YES) OR (NO) by email:
[email protected]
or call: (Fran) 251-605-1290

Purple Heart Recipients, we ask that you arrive by 4:30 pm for an hour reserved just for you, our Purple Heart recipients. RDML Kent Davis will be there to greet you, as well as Dr. Jack Hawkins, Chancellor of Troy University, a Purple Heart and Bronze Star Vietnam veteran, and BG Mike Sumrall.

The Veterans Commission, South Alabama Veterans Council, and the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 2206 invite you, as a Purple Heart Recipient, to be our guest at a special ceremony to recognize and honor America’s Purple Heart Recipients. It is free and open to the public; family and friends are encouraged to attend.
The ceremony will be held on August 7, 2026, at the Daphne Civic Center, 2603 US Highway
98, Daphne, AL 36526.

PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTSPlease RSVP on or before August 3 - (YES) OR (NO) by email:vetsdaycommission@gmail.com or call...
06/02/2026

PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS
Please RSVP on or before August 3 - (YES) OR (NO) by email:
[email protected]
or call: (Fran) 251-605-1290

SAVE THE DATE: The City of Daphne, Veterans Commission, and the South Alabama Veterans Council are honored to announce ...
05/28/2026

SAVE THE DATE: The City of Daphne, Veterans Commission, and the South Alabama Veterans Council are honored to announce that the Blue Star Salute Foundation will have its Alabama Fallen Heroes exhibit on display at the Purple Heart Ceremony on August 7, 2026, at the Daphne Civic Center, Daphne, AL. The event is free and open to the public. If you are a Purple Heart Recipient, please RSVP at: [email protected] or call Fran at 251-605-1290.

Honor military service with Blue Star Salute Foundation. Support veterans through awards, events, and community engagement.

SAVE THE DATE: The City of Daphne, AL, Mobile Bay Area Veterans Commission And the South Alabama Veterans Council cordi...
05/26/2026

SAVE THE DATE: The City of Daphne, AL, Mobile Bay Area Veterans Commission And the South Alabama Veterans Council cordially invites you to join us in honoring America’s Veterans at a special ceremony recognizing our Purple Heart Recipients,
Friday, August 7, 2026
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Baldwin County Youth Orchestra
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Purple Heart Ceremony
6:00 p.m.
Daphne Civic Center 2603 US Hwy 98. Daphne, AL 36526

VIP Purple Heart Reception - Purple Heart Recipients
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

RSVP: 251-605-1290 - [email protected]

Purple Heart Recipients Special Meet and Greet
VIP Reception, Host Rear Admiral W. Kent Davis, USN (Retired), food Host American Legion District 33, PP Hospitality.

Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor of Troy University, Patriot of the year 2025
Dr. Andrew Del Gaudio
Military Order Purple Heart Department of Alabama Commander

The Purple Heart is the nation’s oldest military medal, awarded to United States Armed Forces Service members who are wounded or killed in combat. It was created by General George Washington in 1782 as a Badge of Military Merit to recognize heroic acts by his troops.

05/16/2026

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