2025 Veterans Day Program
Annual Veterans Day Ceremony & 25th Anniversary Celebration
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
at the Main Stage of Walk of Heroes Veterans Memorial Park
at 11:00 a.m.
Join us for our annual Veterans Day program. Our Keynote Speaker will be Brigadier General Tommy B. Britt, Director, Joint Staff, Georgia Joint Force Headquarters at the Georgia National Guard.
This year is also our 25th Anniversary so come celebrate with us!
We will begin the program promptly at 11 a.m. at the main stage. We will be running golf carts from the parking area to the main stage continuously until the program begins and once it ends to assist transporting people during our event.
Everyone is invited to this free, public event. Please note, the park is located inside of Black Shoals Park and is closed on the Memorial Day Holiday. We have arranged to open the park specifically for our ceremony.
In case of rain, we have arranged for an alternate location at Bethel Christian Church,
We look forward to seeing you on Memorial Day as we honor and recognize all who have selflessly sacrificed their lives in service to our country.
BRIGADIER GENERAL TIMOTHY B. BRITT
Director, Joint Staff, Georgia Joint Force Headquarters
Brigadier General Timothy B. Britt serves as Director, Joint Staff of the Georgia National Guard. He reports directly to the Adjutant General of Georgia with responsibility for directing the Joint Staff and acting as Joint Task Force Commander during mobilizations for Defense Support to Civil Authorities within the state. General Britt’s military career began in May 1983 when he was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Military Police branch, through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at North Georgia College. General Britt entered the Georgia Army National Guard in May, 1987. His latest assignment prior to his current position as the Director, Joint Staff was a deployment; September 2008 to July 2009, as the Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Task Force ‘ Phoenix VIII, with the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard, to Kabul, Afghanistan.
EDUCATION:
1983 North Georgia College, Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, Dahlonega, Georgia 2006 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. June 1983 – October 1983, Student, United States Army Military Police School, Fort McClellan, Alabama
2. November 1983 – October 1986, Platoon Leader, 545th Military Police Company, Fort Hood, Texas
3. October 1986 – May 1987, Student, United States Army Military Police School, Fort McClellan, Alabama
4. May 1987 – August 1988, Physical Security Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 170th Military Police Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard, Monroe, Georgia
5. August 1988 – May 1989, Commander, 178th Military Police Company, Georgia Army National Guard, Monroe, Georgia
6. May 1989 – February 1990, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 170th Command and Control Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard, Atlanta, Georgia
7. February 1990 – June 1993, S-1, 170th Command and Control Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard, Atlanta, Georgia
8. June 1993 – June 1994, Executive Officer, 170th Command and Control Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard, Atlanta, Georgia
9. June 1994 – August 1995, S-3, Headquarters, Troop Command, Army National Guard, Decatur, Georgia
10. August 1995 – August 1997, Operations Officer, Headquarters, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, Decatur, Georgia
11. August 1997 – May 2002, Executive Officer, Headquarters, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, Decatur, Georgia
12. May 2002 – October 2003, Commander, 781st Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, Kennesaw, Georgia
13. October 2003 – May 2005, Deputy Commander, 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, Decatur, Georgia
14. May 2005 – May 2009, Chief of Staff, Joint Forces Headquarters Georgia, Georgia Army National Guard, Ellenwood, Georgia
15. May 2009 – Present, Director, Joint Staff, Georgia Army/Air National Guard, Marietta, Georgia
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with one Silver Oak Leaf Cluster & one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with one Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with one Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with ‘M’ Device and Silver Hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
NATO Medal
Combat Action Badge
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:
Brigadier General Britt is a full-time support employee with the Georgia National Guard.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:
The National Guard Association of the United States
The National Guard Association of Georgia
The Gate City Guard
The Military Police Regimental Association
North Georgia College & State University Alumni
Association of the United States Army
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant 29 May 1983
First Lieutenant 25 November 1984
Captain 24 February 1988
Major 19 August 1993
Lieutenant Colonel 19 November 1998
Colonel 23 October 2003
Brigadier General 18 August 2009
(Current as of May 2010)