Milton Seeks Names Of Veterans To Add To Database

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The city of Milton will hold its eighth annual Memorial Day ceremony May 25 and in preparation is adding veterans into its registry of service men and women.

Through years of hard work and the generosity of residents, Milton has amassed a list of nearly 700 living and fallen veterans, almost 391 of whom are memorialized with markers placed on Deerfield Parkway the week of the holiday. Any deceased veteran of a Milton family is qualified to be honored with a marker.

Information on living veterans will be used for recognition purposes. Living veterans do not receive markers.

Each year residents ask how their family members may be added to the registry. The city does not have access to a government database revealing who served in the military. Instead, the city needs you to tell us.

If you, a friend or someone in your family is or was a veteran, please fill out the attached form below. You may drop it off at City Hall, fax it to 678-242-2499 or mail it to:

Milton City Hall
Attn: Jason Wright
13000 Deerfield Parkway
Suite 107A
Milton, GA 30004

There is also an online form available anytime at the city’s website. You may either click here or go to www.cityofmiltonga.us. To access the form, click on the “Find a Form or Permit” tab at the top of the page and choose “Register military veterans’ information” from the “Online Forms” section at the top of the page.

Once you give the city of Milton the information, it will be placed in a secure database. The names will then be sent to City Councilman Bill Lusk and the newly formed nonprofit Milton Memorial Markers for Veterans, who will personally build, paint, engrave and place the markers.

The city’s Memorial Day Ceremony will take place 10 a.m. Monday, May 25 at Freedom Park, which is at 13200 Deerfield Parkway.

Photo credit: city of Milton