Montgomery, AL – It’s an annual tradition at the Montgomery Zoo: Military Appreciation Days, where more than 2,000 active and retired service members and their families spend a day together hosted by The Zoo. This year’s Military Appreciation Days are June 14-15.
Please join us at noon on June 14th as we thank our military families for their service and for all they give back to the River Region.
What: Military families take part in Montgomery Zoo’s Annual Military Appreciation Days.
When: Wednesday June 14, 2023, at noon
Where: The Montgomery Zoo, 2301 Coliseum Parkway Montgomery, AL 36110
Why: To thank our military families for their service to Montgomery and the world
Who: City, county, Chamber and military leadership
– LaBarron Boone, Chairman, Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce
– Jerime Reid, Chief Operating Officer, City of Montgomery
– Doug Singleton, Chairman, Montgomery County Commission
– Major General Jerry Martin, Assistant Adjutant General, Alabama National Guard
– Colonel Ryan Richardson, Commander, 42nd Air Base Wing
– Ray White, Chairman, Montgomery Chamber’s Wright Flyers
This year’s celebration is especially significant, as this is the year that The Montgomery River Region, home to Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base was named as one of five Great American Defense Communities in the United States.
The Association of Defense Communities (ADC) announced the five selected communities in conjunction with USAA, the program’s official sponsor, at its National Summit earlier this year.
About The Montgomery Zoo
What began in a small downtown park in Montgomery, Alabama has now grown, expanded, and become a premier American zoological facility. Today, The Montgomery Zoo and Mann Wildlife Learning Museum are proud members of the Zoological Association of America (ZAA).
About The Montgomery Chamber
With a mission to drive economic prosperity and build a greater life for all in the capital region, the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber is a full-spectrum economic development public/private partnership representing 1,600 businesses and organizations with more than 90,000 employees throughout Central Alabama.
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