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And whereas the mission of the military order of the Purple Heart is to foster an environment of goodwill among the combat wounded veterans and their families, promote patriotism, support legislation, and most importantly, make sure we never forget.
Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners does hereby proclaim Brevard County a Purple Heart County in honor of all combat wounded veterans and to fully support the military order of the Purple Heart, done order and adopted in regular session the 7th day of April, 2026.
I've been, you know, when I first got elected in 84 to the county commission, our prior commission in the early, late 70s, early 80s, were facing a consent order or a federal mandate to get, there was direct discharge into the Indian River Lagoon, part of the Federal Clean Water Act.
Our commission stepped forward, and, you know, in so many things, they'll probably never get the due credit, but the commission of the early 80s, late 70s, really had a great solid waste director, I mean, a wastewater director, which, as we do now, great staff, a lot of capability.