Purple Heart Entities

In our ongoing effort to promote the “Proud Legacy of the Purple Heart,”

Aaron Weaver Chapter 776, Citrus County, FL

has inducted the following as Purple Heart Entities.

Citrus County Florida School District

Designated May 5, 2014

First School District in the State of Florida and the Nation

City of Inverness, Florida

Designated June 14, 2014

Citrus County Florida Sheriff’s Office

First Sheriff’s Office in the State of Florida and the Nation

Designated August 7, 2014

City of Crystal River, Florida

Designated February 14, 2015

Citrus County, Florida

Designated August 25, 2015

Withlacoochee State Forest Trail #13 

DesignatedNovember 9, 2016

First State Forest Trail in State of Florida

VFW Post 8189, Homosassa, Florida

Designated October 26, 2016

AMVETS Post 89, Citrus Springs, Florida

Designated October 26, 2016

Citrus County Tax Collector Office

DesignatedAugust 7, 2017

First Tax Collector’s Office in State of Florida

Citrus County Chronicle

Designated August 7, 2017

First newspaper in State of Florida

Hernando County Florida 

Designated November 7, 2017

West Citrus Elks Lodge 2693 

Designated August 4, 2018

First Elks Lodge in State of Florida

Citrus County Building Alliance

Trade Organization

Designated December 4, 2019

First Trade Organization in the State of Florida and the Nation

Nature Coast Financial Advisors

Gary Marriage

Business Organization

Designated December 4, 2019

Citrus County Property Appraiser Office

DesignatedFebruary 22, 2022

First Property Appraiser Office in State ofFlorida

Citrus County Clerk of Court

DesignatedJuly 1, 2022

First Clerk of Court in State ofFlorida

Nature Coast Community Band

Designated March 5, 2023

Inverness Elks Lodge No. 2522

Designated November 23, 2024

Aaron A. Weaver Chapter 776 Military Order of the Purple Heart, P.O. Box 1345, Lecanto, FL 34460-1345

Tel: 352-637-3265 or 352-382-3847 Email: info@citruspurpleheart.org