The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) will launch their free, open-air trolley service along Pensacola Beach this Memorial Day weekend, beginning Friday, May 27.

The 2022 Pensacola Beach Island Trolley, will run daily from 4 p.m. to midnight. The trolley system, funded by the SRIA through lease fees paid by island residents and businesses. 

As the nation pauses this Memorial Day to remember fallen service members, Petty Officer 3rd Class Caleb Pritchard,a native of Gulf Breeze, Florida, has special responsibilities honoring fallen comrades in the nation’s capital with the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard.

“By working here, I am able to honor fallen veterans and support their families during the hardest time of their lives,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Caleb Pritchard, who joined the Navy two years ago.