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Butler named grand marshal of Camp Gordon Johnston Parade
A retired Navy lieutenant commander will serve as grand marshal for the 2022 Camp Gordon Johnston Veterans Parade, slated for Saturday, March 12 in Carrabelle.
Lt. Cmdr. Herman “Hank” Butler, Jr. retired from service in 1985, and has consistently taken part in the annual parades representing the Citrus County Florida Chapter 192 of the Korean War Veterans Association.
Butler enlisted in the U.S. Navy on Nov. 18, 1950, serving for four years, including during the Korean War. He continued his military service through the National Guard and U.S. Reserves, serving with the Florida Army National Guard for 20 years. Butler served a combined total of 32 years of military service, in a variety of assignments that included aboard the U.S.S. Cape Esperance, and as a helicopter pilot, forward observer, and battery commander.
The parade, which will start at 10:45 a.m. ET along US 98 in Carrabelle, recognizes and salutes veterans from all branches of service, from World War II to the present, particularly honoring America’s remaining World War II veterans.
The public, veterans and their families are invited to the parade to honor and celebrate the service of Butler and his fellow military veterans. For more information, go to www.campgordonjohnston.com or contact the museum at (850) 697-8575 or museum@campgordonjohnston.com.
Funding provided by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council, the city of Carrabelle and the Camp Gordon Johnston Association.
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.