Freedom Run Registration opens at 7am
December 30, 2021
Registration will begin for the race at 7am on Dec. 31.
By BETSY CALVERT
Visitors can view memorials at Edgewater Drive park2nd Annual Freedom Run 5K - Dec 31 @ 9am
November 30, 2021
Join us for one of the last 5k's of the year and let's leave 2021 in the dust! The race will start and end at the William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park. All proceeds will go toward the Beirut Peacekeepers Memorial Tower.
9am start time
9am start time
By BETSY CALVERT Staff Writer
Progress took a big leap on Veterans Day at the Williams R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park with the unveiling of a $100,000 check from a late World War II veteran. Charlotte Sun Article, By BETSY CALVERT Staff WriterVeterans Day Groundbreaking for New Memorials
November 11, 2021
The symbolism between these two memorials connects the mission of those who served as multi-national peacekeepers in Beirut from 1982 to 1984. Their mission to provide both military and first responder type services to provide a blanket of freedom in foreign land represent the American spirit.
PROVIDED BY DAR HICKORY BLUFF CHAPTER
A live oak tree was dedicated as a Liberty Tree during a ceremony at William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park on Edgewater Drive in Port Charlotte.JOHN HACKWORTH, Commentary Editor
Veterans Day, this Thursday, will see a significant milestone in the development of the William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park.Charlotte County Veterans Day Parade
November 6, 2021
The Parade will kick-off at 9am, from the Beach Park, continue north on Harbor Blvd. The Parade will then turn west on Edgewater Drive and continue to the William R. Gaines, Jr. Veterans Memorial Park.
Bill Gaines Sr. 1932 - 2021
October 18, 2021
William Ray Gaines (Bill, Billy Ray), 89, Tampa, FL, entered the gates of heaven on October 18, 2021 under the gentle care of Suncoast Hospice, Empath Health, in St. Petersburg, FL.