

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Honoring Our Heroes: A Salute to Service
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce will host Honoring Our Heroes: A Salute to Service - 35th Anniversary of Desert Shield/Desert Storm on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Rigdon Center. The Honoring Our Heroes event will begin at 5:00 p.m. and will commemorate the service and sacrifice of those who served during the Gulf War.

The evening will feature Gen. Charles Albert “Chuck” Horner as a special guest speaker. Gen. Horner played a central role during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, leading coalition air operations that helped define modern military airpower.

Lt. Gen. Marshall B. “Brad” Webb will serve as master of ceremonies. Keynote speakers include Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, a principal architect of modern air campaigns, and Dr. John Andreas Olsen, an internationally recognized military historian and strategist.


Ticket Information:
*Walk-In's Not Accepted*
General Admission: $35
Reserved Seating for 10: $500
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fort-walton-beach/honoring-our-heroes-a-salute-to-service/200029567617133
- **Event Categories**: sports, health-wellness
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 18

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.fwbchamber.org/events/details/honoring-our-heroes-a-salute-to-service-35th-anniversary-of-desert-shield-desert-storm-23572?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=fort+walton+beach-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Fort Walton Beach
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1250 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548-6208, United States
- **lat**: 30.39766
- **long**: -86.59493
- **full address**: 1250 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548-6208, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce (https://allevents.in/org/greater-fort-walton-beach-chamber-of-commerce/3383911)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1250 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548-6208, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, health-wellness
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Honoring Our Heroes: A Salute to Service ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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