Despite Concerns From Some Commissioners, The Okaloosa Women Veteran’s Monument Will Expand.

a bronze statue of a woman with cannon implements.

It started in the public comment forum of the Okaloosa County Commission meeting on Tuesday afternoon. One by one, women veterans stood at the dais. They voiced their support for expanding the Women Veteran’s Monument on Okaloosa Island at the cost of $1.6 Million raised by the local tourism tax, which would eventually pass unanimously with the board of county commissioners – though not without some reservations.

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A drone view of the activity on Boggy Bayou before the annual fireworks festival put on every year by the cities of Niceville  and Valparaiso.