PHOTOS: The Palm Coast Fire Department hosted a Gold Star Dedication ceremony in which they dedicated a new Ladder Truck in memory of Marine Sgt. Zachary J. Walters on Memorial Day weekend. The ceremony took place at Fire Station 25 with the family and friends of Walters, Gold Star Families, and Fire Department personnel.
The Fire Department took delivery of a 2021-E-One Cyclone 100-foot ladder truck earlier this year. The ladder truck will be placed into front line service offering additional fire protection for all of Flagler County.
Sgt. Zachary J. Walters was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Marine Expeditionary Force based out of Camp Lejeune. He and a fellow marine were killed on June 8, 2010, while on patrol in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. He was a graduate of Flagler Palm Coast High School, Class of 2005.