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Florida Veterans' History Program

In 2024, the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill 408, which was approved by Governor DeSantis on June 21, 2024, and became Chapter 2024-251, Laws of Florida, and was subsequently, Section 265.8021, Florida Statutes, which creates the Major John Leroy Haynes Florida Veterans' History Program to collect and preserve the stories and experiences of Florida's veterans and the State of Florida's military contributions throughout the nation's history.

A History of Protecting Florida

A History of Protecting Florida

The Impact of Florida's Veterans

The Impact of Florida's Veterans

The Stories from Florida's Heroes

The Stories from Florida's Heroes

Florida Folklife Program

WWII Memorial in Tallahassee

Be a Part of the Florida's Military Story

Please take a moment to click through these pages and learn more about our state's military history and the people who helped shape and protect our great state.

We hope that you - or someone you know - will participate in this project to share your stories or the stories that have been shared with you from your veteran loved ones.

 

Statutory Authority

The Florida Department of State is grateful to the Legislature for entrusting the Florida Folklife Program to perform these duties.

 

265.8021 Major John Leroy Haynes Florida Veterans’ History Program.—
(1) As used in this section, the term “veteran” has the same meaning as in s. 1.01(14).
(2) The Major John Leroy Haynes Florida Veterans’ History Program is created within the Division of Arts and Culture as a Florida Folklife Program to collect and preserve the stories and experiences of Florida’s veterans and the State of Florida’s military contributions throughout the nation’s history. The division may request assistance with the program from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
(3) In order to collect and preserve the stories and experiences of Florida’s veterans and the State of Florida’s military contributions throughout the nation’s history, the division’s folklorists shall seek out and identify those veterans who are willing to share their experiences. The division or a folklorist may interview veterans or invite veterans to submit written or electronic accounts of their experiences for inclusion in the program.
(4) As provided in s. 265.802, the division may contract with a third-party vendor to fulfill its responsibilities under subsection (3).
(5) The division may adopt rules to implement the program.
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