Watch the 62nd Billy Bowlegs Torchlight Parade, sponsored by Windcreek Casino & Hotel at Atmore, and hosted by the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce.
The parade took place on June 5, 2017 and ends a weekend of fun with the Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival, which takes place every year on the 1st weekend of June and features the Krewe of Bowlegs, as well as other Krewes from the local area to as far as Minnesota.
If you have an event you would like to be available for online viewing, contact Emerald Coast TV at 850-244-7100.
-
Fort Walton Beach Business Forum – July 2018
Jennifer Adams from the Emerald Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau is the special guest for the first segment of the Fort Walton Beach Business Forum brought to you by the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce and airing on Cox Cable Ch-6 in July 2018.
Other guest interviews include Donna Tashik, an active community member involved in several organizations on the Emerald Coast; and David Presnell from Painting with a Twist, who talks about the chamber’s RPM committee and it’s benefits.
Hosted by the 2018 Chair Nick Chubb and recorded in the Emerald Coast TV studio at the Landmark Center in downtown Fort Walton Beach, FL.
-
2017 All Sports Association Awards Events
This is a collection of videos from the week’s event for the 48th Annual All Sports Association Awards, which took place from February 8-10, 2017. Every year the ASA seeks to identify and honor the finest athletes from Northwest Florida. The event is also used to present the Wuerffel Award, the Taylor Haugen Award, and the Al Byrne Award.
To learn more about the ASA, go to http://www.AllSportsAssociation.org
-
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
