Relive the magic of the 2024 Fort Walton Beach Christmas Parade, which took place on December 2, 2024 on Eglin Parkway. Host by the City of Fort Walton Beach and emceed by Ted Corcoran from the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce and Mark Kilbride from Eglin Wealth Management (the parade’s broadcast sponsor).
The parade video will air on the local Cox Cable Channel 6 on:
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Parade Entries Timeline
00:14:04 Sponsor Welcome
00:04:44 Parade Welcome
00:05:30 1 – FWB Police Department
00:08:11 2 – Choctaw High School AF ROTC
00:11:34 City of Fort Walton Beach Staff
00:13:52 3 – FWB Library
00:14:37 4 – FWB High School AF ROTC
00:15:32 5 – Okaloosa County, Florida
00:16:33 6 – Marine Corps Toys for Tots
00:16:51 7 – Florosa Fire Control
00:17:28 8 – No Doubt Systems
00:17:55 9 – Trinity United Methodist Church
00:19:37 10 – Choctawhatchee HS Indianettes Dance Team
00:21:37 11 – Choctawhatchee HS Style Marchers
00:23:37 13 – Shalimar Athletic Association
00:25:18 15 – Okaloosa County Panhellenics
00:26:25 16 – Cinco Baptist Church and School
00:27:36 17 – The Honey Do Service
00:28:31 18 – Autism Awareness
00:29:18 19 – Bruner MS Sparklers Dance Team
00:29:52 20 – Bruner MS Cheerleaders
00:30:59 21 – FWBHS & Bruner Middle School Bands
00:34:32 22 – FWBHS Stars Dance Team
00:35:29 23 – FWBHS Cheerleaders
00:37:14 24 – Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Mary Esthe
00:38:04 25 – Silver Sands School
00:39:12 26 – Michles & Booth, P.A.
00:40:24 27 – Bridgeway Center, Inc.
00:40:42 28 – The Church at Shalimar
00:41:10 29 – Cumulus Media
00:42:25 30 – Boy Scouts of America Troop 544
00:42:47 31 – Cub Pack 510
00:43:17 32 – Forever Lawn Emerald Coast
00:44:23 34 – Hanks Lawn & Landscape
00:44:38 35 – Sandy Smiles Orthodontics
00:44:58 36 – Meigs Middle School Cheerleaders
00:45:21 37 – Meigs Middle School Goldenettes
00:45:40 38 – Fastsigns
00:46:22 39 – Ivanco, Inc.
00:47:13 40 – Dolphin Home Services
00:48:00 41 – Coastal Realty Services
00:48:36 42 – Hot Head Burritos Ft. Walton
00:50:49 43 – Walmart
00:52:32 44 – Air Medics HVAC
00:53:16 45 – Northwest Florida State College
00:54:01 46 – Waste Management of FWB
00:54:40 47 – Festival of Fears
00:55:31 48 – Liza Jackson Band
00:56:44 49 – World Class Pagentry Queens
00:57:30 50 – Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park
00:58:14 51 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
01:00:07 52 – Boys & Girls Club of the Emerald Coast
01:00:23 53 – Brooklyn and Co.
01:00:42 54 – The Sleep Center
01:01:12 55 – Emerald Air Services, LLC
01:01:34 56 – FWB Woman’s Club
01:02:17 57 – Healing Paws for Warriors
01:03:50 58 – Idris Temple # 239, Prince Hall Shriners
01:04:40 59 – The Me Method
01:05:24 60 – Ohana Heating and Air, LLC
01:05:53 61 – Navarre Band
01:07:03 62 – Sonny’s BBQ
01:07:38 63 – Emerald City Gymnastics
01:10:12 64 – KM Cycle & Marine
01:10:56 65 – One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning
01:11:53 66 – Legendary Gutter Service, LLC
01:12:20 67 – The Panhandle Jeepettes
01:16:10 68 – H & B Army Navy Store
01:16:43 69 – Gulf Coast Baptist Church
01:17:19 70 – The Salvation Army
01:18:12 71 – Miss Okaloosa County
01:19:08 72 – Dr. Joel Rudman for Congress
01:19:37 73 – We Care A/C Plumbing & Electric
01:20:38 73 – Dino-Latino
01:22:28 75 – Chivas Academy of FWB
01:23:18 76 – Qintana Framing / Tachitos Mexfood
01:23:36 77 – Panhandle United Roller Derby
01:24:47 78 – Decks & Docks Company
01:25:18 79 – The Gathering Church
01:25:58 80 – Big Kahuna’s Water & Adventure Park
01:27:19 81 – House of Deliverance Church
01:27:49 82 – Anchored Renovations, LLC
01:28:44 83 – Ocean City Church
01:29:49 84 – FWB Buccaneers Youth Football & Cheer
01:30:16 85 – Okaloosa County School District Hope Squad
01:30:38 86 – Misfit Jeeps
01:32:28 87 – Knox Pest Control
01:33:14 88 – Facial Feature Enhancement Studio
01:33:47 89 – Omni Broadcasting 100.3 Krock
01:34:38 90 – Infinity Barber Shop & Salon
01:34:55 91 – Hollow Hill Tattoo Studio
01:35:11 92 – Uhaul
01:35:33 93 – Brookdale Fort Walton Beach
01:36:54 94 – Refit with Rene
01:37:42 95 – Street Predatorz FWB
01:41:10 96 – Children of the American Revolution
01:41:30 97 – Gallados Construction Group, LLC
01:42:27 98 – Calvary Chapel Fort Walton Beach
01:42:45 99 – Genisis Barber Institute
01:43:12 100 – Task Force Pizza, T&T Marine & Trailer, Jimmy’s Pontoons
01:43:41 101 – Lowe’s Home Improvement
01:44:15 102 – Ship Shoppe Niceville Pack and Ship
01:44:35 103 – Advanced Sacred Hope Academy
01:45:17 105 – Exchange Club of the Emerald Coast
01:45:42 106 – Lost Pizza Company of FWB
01:46:24 108 – Big Gus Tractor & Equipment
01:47:03 109 – Krewe of Columbus & Krewe of Bowlegs
01:49:51 110 – Santa
Video production by RJ Murdock with special thanks to on-location cameraman and field producer Wynn Rowand.
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Inaugural ODA 595 Horse Soldiers Reunion 2022
On October 22, 2022, the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the Inaugural ODA 595 Horse Soldiers Reunion at the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds. Ted Corcoran, CEO of the FWB Chamber, was Master of Ceremony.
Below is a replay video of the event. If you have a Smart TV, search for and install the VidFlow app to watch this video on your big screen TV. This video player also also you to select chapter points to specific speakers and presentations.
Ten of the original 12 members of ODA 595 were in attendance for this inaugural reunion event.
Captain Mark Nutsch – Detachment Commander
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bob Pennington – Assistant Detachment Commander
Master Sergeant Paul Evans – Team and Operations Sergeant
Sergeant First Class Andy Marchal – Intelligence Sergeant
Sergeant First Class Steve Kofron. – Weapons Sergeant
Staff Sergeant Mike Elmore – Weapons Sergeant
Staff Sergeant Chad Jacklet– Engineer Sergeant
Sergeant First Class Steve Bleigh—Medical Sergeant
Sergeant First Class Vince Makela – Communications Sergeant
Staff Sergeant Will Summers– Communications Sergeant
Not in Attendance:
- Staff Sergeant USAF Steve E. Tomat – Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)
- Staff Sergeant USAF Joseph Matt Lienhard– Air Force Special Operations Combat Controller from Special Tactics Squadron
Several prominent guest speakers included Florida House District #4 representative Patt Maney, former CIA Directorate of Operations officer Alex Hernandez, former USAF Chief of Staff for a Theater Special, retired Col Glenn Thomas, and the son of Doolittle Raiders Col Dick Cole, Richard Cole.
A special commemorative canteen cup was created by the Bohlin Company and presented to each member of ODA 595 in honor and recognition of their heroic actions in America’s first response against the Taliban after the 911 attack.
This event was made possible through the support of several local community sponsors.
If you are interested in learning more about ODA 595 as well as other stories about America’s 1st response to the 911 attacks, check out these sources:
First Casualty by Toby Harnden
Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton
Swords of Lightning – Green Beret Horse Soldiers and America’s Response to 911
12 Strong – The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
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National Civic Bee – Okaloosa County – March 11, 2025
Watch the archive video of the first ever Civic Bee competition in Florida, which took place on March 11, 2025 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. It was hosted the the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Eglin Federal Credit Union, Cox Communications, and Conexion Media Group.Video by RJ Murdock, Emerald Coast TV.
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2025 Okaloosa All-County Band Concert
Watch the live stream video of the Okaloosa All-County Honor Band concert on February 25, 2025 at 6:30pm from the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Florida.
Video produced by RJ Murdock with ProLiveVideo.com