26-05-2025
Warrior Memorial Reefs honor Vietnam Vet with heartfelt tribute
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) –This Memorial Day, the Warrior Memorial Reefs Foundation invites the community to take part in a powerful tribute honoring Vietnam veteran Sergeant Tommy Walter Mullis.
A celebration of life will take place at 7:30 am on Monday at the Man in the Sea Museum. Followed by a procession to Light House Marina, where the public is encouraged to join by taking to the water, waving flags, and lining the harbor in remembrance.
If you don't have a boat, you can still be part of the tribute. Community members are encouraged to stand along the roadside as the procession makes its way to the water.
Mullis's son John will personally place his father's memorial at sea. This is a mission he's prepared for, recently earning his scuba certification.
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'We're hoping that the community can come out and take a little moment to reflect on that. Number one, the day, Memorial Day, and the sacrifices of those that did so much for us, and that we can pay tribute to them as well. And then we'll go out the harbor and we're hoping that the community will come out in their boats, line the harbor with their flags, and they can follow us out there,' Warrior Memorial Reefs Foundation President John Theodorou said.
The procession will start at the Man in the Sea Museum and make its way to Front Beach Road to Thomas Drive before going down Navy Boulevard to the marina.
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