Politics & Government

Milton Plans to Honor Veterans on Memorial Day

The city asks veterans and their families to add their names to the registry of service.

Milton has a list of nearly 500 living and fallen veterans, but wants residents to add to that registry of service so they can be properly honored at the city's sixth annual Memorial Day ceremony May 27.

Through five years of hard work and the generosity of residents, Milton has amassed a list nearly 500 living and fallen veterans, almost 300 of whom are memorialized with markers placed on Deerfield Parkway the week of the holiday, according to a release from Milton Communications Manager Jason Wright. Any deceased veteran of a Milton family is qualified to be honored with a marker. Information on living veterans will be used for recognition purposes. Living veterans do not receive markers.

Each year residents ask how their family members may be added to the registry. The city does not have access to a government database revealing who served in the military. Instead, we need you to tell us.

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If you, a friend or someone in your family is or was a veteran, please fill out the attached form below. You may drop it off at City Hall, fax it to 678-242-2499 or mail it to:

Milton City Hall
13000 Deerfield Parkway
Suite 107A
Milton, GA 30004
Attn: Jason Wright

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There is also an online form available anytime. You may also click on the “Find a Form or Permit” tab at the top of the page and choose “Register military veterans' information” from the “Online Forms” section at the top of the page.

Once you give the City of Milton the information, it will be placed in a secure database. The names will then be sent to City Councilman Bill Lusk, who for five years has personally built, painted, engraved and placed the markers at his own expense.

The City of Milton’s Memorial Day Ceremony will take place 10 a.m. Monday, May 27 at City Hall.


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