At the unveiling of a memorial plaque at Joe’s Bayou Recreation Area on Nov. 19, members of the Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), city of Destin employees, and former Councilman Parker Destin paid respect to Sgt. 1st Class Thomas “Rusty” Robinett. On April 14, 2019, Robinett, a Green Beret who served this country for 11 years and was a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, died in a Choctawhatchee Bay watercraft accident. Friends, community residents, and a contingent of 7th Group soldiers gathered to pay their respects at a memorial plaque erected with community funds.
