Wilmore's Salute To Service

06/11/2026

We are ready!
Salute to Service is officially beginning with the memorials es**rt to Wilmore.

Join us tomorrow at 4 o’clock for the opening ceremony and Huey flyover!

06/11/2026

This is going to be a special event! 🇺🇸❤️

06/10/2026

So, so excited! We are getting closer. Will we see you there?

🇺🇸 HONOR. REMEMBER. NEVER FORGET. 🇺🇸

Tomorrow, our community has the incredible privilege of welcoming the Vietnam Wall, Cost of Freedom, & Global War on Terror Memorials.

📅 Event Details
When: Thursday, June 11th @ 11:00 AM

Staging Location: Southland Christian Church and traveling through
📍 Downtown Nicholasville
📍 Downtown Wilmore
🏁 Final Destination: Thomson-Hood Veterans Center (Wilmore, KY)

A tribute to those who served. A promise we will never forget.

06/10/2026

Bring the kids to our Salute to Service! There is ample opportunity to have fun and engage with veterans in this patriotic celebration. 😎

06/10/2026

We are thrilled to welcome Brig. Gen. Benjamin F. Adams, III to Salute to Service this weekend!

Brig. Gen. Adams served with the Army from 1978 to 2018. His decorated career garnered him the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal and Joint Meritorious Unit Award.

Brig. General Adams — pictured here at center with Jessamine County Judge Executive David West at left and Wilmore Mayor Harold Rainwater at right — spent 15 years active duty in the Army, and after a brief stint away from service, transitioned to the Kentucky National Guard as an Army aviator. He served as the 5th Commissioner of Kentucky’s Department of Veterans Affairs, overseeing day-to-day operational management of the state’s veteran nursing homes, cemeteries, and women’s and homeless programs.

He was later appointed as Executive Director of the Department of Military Affairs to supervise disaster planning, Kentucky National Guard state missions, and state and federal management and accountability. General Adam’s service continues to encompass “all things veterans and their families.”

Thank you for your service and instrumental work in the planning of this event, General Adams! 🇺🇸

06/10/2026

Consider yourself invited! ❤️🤍💙

The Salute to Service kicks off TOMORROW at 11 a.m. with the memorial es**rt from Southland Christian Church on Harrodsburg Road, through downtown Nicholasville and into Thomson-Hood in Wilmore. 🇺🇸

06/10/2026

The route for tomorrow's es**rt!

06/10/2026

We can't wait!!

Wilmore's Salute To Service is this weekend! Please make plans to attend this amazing event. See the scheduled events.

06/10/2026

Charles Clore served three tours in the Navy in Vietnam, which was followed by a long career with the Navy closer to home. He is excited for the opportunity to celebrate his fellow veterans and talk with people during Salute to Service.

➡The event kicks off TOMORROW, and we can't wait to welcome you there! There are many opportunities to join Charles and so many others, so check out the schedule below. 🇺🇸❤

FULL SCHEDULE:

⭐Thursday, June 11

11 a.m - 12:15 p.m.
Es**rt of Vietnam Wall, Cost of Freedom & Global War on Terror Memorials
(Southland Christian Church → Nicholasville → Wilmore → Thomson-Hood Veterans Center)

12:30 p.m.
Ceremony & Reception
(Thomson-Hood Veterans Center Pavilion)

1:30 p.m.
Staging of Vietnam Wall & Memorial Displays

⭐ Friday, June 12
(Thomson-Hood Veterans Center)
Free, open to the Public!

12 p.m.
KidZone Opens

1:30-7:30 p.m.
Food Trucks

4 p.m.
Opening Ceremonies & Huey Flyover

4-7 p.m.
Zaxby’s & RJ Corman Homemade Ice Cream

6 p.m.
Elkhorn Pickers

7:30 p.m.
9/11 Vigil and First Responders Ceremony

8:30 p.m.
Candlelight Vigil for the Fallen

⭐Saturday, June 13
(Thomson-Hood Veterans Center)
Free, open to the Public!

12 p.m.
Event Opens

12:30-7:30 p.m.
Food Trucks

3:30 p.m.
Veterans Parade of Honor

4 p.m.
‘Salute to Service’ Ceremony Honoring
250 Veterans and POW/MIA Families

5:30-8 p.m.
Zaxby’s & RJ Corman Homemade Ice Cream

6:30
Ladies for Liberty

06/09/2026

WWII Army Veteran "Philadelphia Phil" will be here to greet you this weekend at Salute to Service in Wilmore!

You can hear more of his story here, but most of all; come visit Thomson-Hood Veterans Center this weekend!

➡FULL SCHEDULE:

⭐Thursday, June 11

11 a.m - 12:15 p.m.
Es**rt of Vietnam Wall, Cost of Freedom & Global War on Terror Memorials
(Southland Christian Church → Nicholasville → Wilmore → Thomson-Hood Veterans Center)

12:30 p.m.
Ceremony & Reception
(Thomson-Hood Veterans Center Pavilion)

1:30 p.m.
Staging of Vietnam Wall &
Memorial Displays

⭐ Friday, June 12
(Thomson-Hood Veterans Center)
Free, open to the Public!

12 p.m.
KidZone Opens

1:30-7:30 p.m.
Food Trucks

4 p.m.
Opening Ceremonies & Huey Flyover

4-7 p.m.
Zaxby’s & RJ Corman Homemade Ice Cream

6 p.m.
Elkhorn Pickers

7:30 p.m.
9/11 Vigil and First Responders Ceremony

8:30 p.m.
Candlelight Vigil for the Fallen

⭐Saturday, June 13
(Thomson-Hood Veterans Center)
Free, open to the Public!

12 p.m.
Event Opens

12:30-7:30 p.m.
Food Trucks

3:30 p.m.
Veterans Parade of Honor

4 p.m.
‘Salute to Service’ Ceremony Honoring
250 Veterans and POW/MIA Families

5:30-8 p.m.
Zaxby’s & RJ Corman Homemade Ice Cream

6:30
Ladies for Liberty