BAY MINETTE, Ala. — Bay Minette City Veterans Day activities start at 8 a.m. Monday with a free, continental-style breakfast at the Bay Minette Civic Center.

The guest speaker, Dr. John Wetzel, is one of the newest additions to north Baldwin County’s medical community. A chiropractor by profession, Chief Warrant Officer Wetzel is a helicopter pilot for the Mississippi National Guard and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Wetzel began his military career as a medical evacuation pilot. He is now an AH-64 Apache Pilot, and previously he flew the MH-60 Blackhawk.

Parade line up starts at 10 a.m. at Bay Minette Intermediate School, and the parade begins at 10:30 a.m.

The veteran’s memorial wreath ceremony begins at 11 a.m. at the Baldwin County Courthouse, followed by the Korean War veteran’s ceremony at the library.