Among the many Veterans Day celebrations Tuesday across Gainesville and Alachua County, the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens held a ceremony at the Alachua County Veterans Memorial at 10:30 a.m. It was open to the public and free to active and retired military personnel. Those in attendance enjoyed a drill team demonstration, flag and wreath-laying ceremony and musical tributes. Children and teenagers from both the Milton Lewis Young Marines and the Billy Mitchell Drill Team participated in the services.
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