Friday, November 13, 2026
The Palmetto Ridge High School JROTC Honor Guard performed the Presentation of Colors.
Jack Wagner, commander of the Bert Kurland Chapter 696 MOPH, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, delivers his address, “Freedom Isn’t Free.”
Members of The Marine Corps League of Naples, E.T. Brisson Detachment #063
Attendees pay their respects during the Presentation of Colors.
The Marine Corps League of Naples, E.T. Brisson Detachment #063, performed the Flag Folding Ceremony:
Marine Corps Sgt. Alexander Leoni, the celebration’s distinguished speaker, presented an address entitled “Be A King.”
The Missing Man Table, AKA a Fallen Comrade Table, is a special memorial honoring fallen, missing, or imprisoned U.S. military service members.
About 150 people commemorated Memorial Day at the “All Gave Some – Some Gave All – Remembering Our Fallen Heroes” event at New Hope Ministries in East Naples.
The emcee was Capt. Stanley Bunner, U.S. Navy, a Naples attorney. The honored guests were Brig. Gen. Edward L. Dyer, U.S. Army, Desert Storm; Sgt. Irwin Mannis, U.S. Army, WWII; 1st Lt. Allen White, U.S. Army, WWII, Pacific Theater; Des Johnson, U.S. Army, WWII; and Chief William Carl, U.S. Coast Guard, Afghanistan.
SN A.J. Trongone, U.S. Navy, and his wife, Carla, performed the national anthem, as well as an armed forces melody and “God Bless America.”
Joe Scarlott, US. Marines Corps, Vietnam, performed a self-penned song, entitled “Echoes of Vietnam.”
The benediction was delivered by Maj. Keith Lingsch, U.S. Air Force. He is the pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Naples.
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