The Daily News will update this feature throughout the day with information about Col. George E. "Bud" Day's memorial service at the Emerald Coast Convention Center this morning, followed by a procession to Barrancas National Cemetery aboard Pensacola Naval Air Station for burial at 3 p.m.
3:37 p.m. - Attendees are leaving Col. Day's funeral at Barrancas.
3:25 p.m. - Flyover of F-4 Phantoms from Tyndall Air Force Base takes place at Barrancas, according to Daily News staff writer Angel McCurdy.
2:50 p.m. - The hearse has arrived at Barrancas.
2:44 p.m. - Ross perot just arrived ahead of the processcional (tweet from @Nicktnwfdn).
2:40 p.m. - Daily News staff writer Angel McCurdy says preparations are complete at Barrancas.
1:32 p.m. - The last car of the procession for Col. Bud Day just passed Hurlburt's main gate (tweet from @laurenrnwfdn).
1:15 p.m. - Daily News staff writer Lauren Reinlie reports soldiers and flag-wavers gathered around Brooks Bridge to pay their respects to Col. Day.
1 p.m. - The procession is now rolling.
12:50 p.m. - Daily News staff writer Angel McCurdy says Gulf Breeze is lined with flags to honor Col. Day and his processsion.
12:43 p.m. - Marine and Air Force honor guard carried Day's flag-draped coffin out of a packed but silent ballroom (tweet from @laurenrnwfdn).
12:42 p.m. - Ross Perot is just leaving Col. Bud Day's funeral (tweet from @laurenrnwfdn).
12:41 p.m. - The service ended with a video clip of Col. Bud Day climbing into a cockpit, taxiing down and runway and soaring off into a clear blue sky (tweet from @laurenrnwfdn).
12:26 p.m. - We're hearing on the scanner that the service at the convention center is now ending. Local law enforcement is gearing up for traffic control.
12:15 p.m. - Daily News photographer Nick Tomecek is in Navarre and says flags have been placed along U.S. Highway 98 to honor the memory of Col. Day.
12:10 p.m. - Col. Day's funeral procession will start between 12:30 and 1 p.m. from the Emerald Coast Convention Center, according to a tweet from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.
11:48 a.m. - Fort Walton Beach resident Frank Roberts has written a guest column about Col. Day. Read it here.
11:17 a.m. - Daily News photographer Devon Ravine reports services have begun.
11:02 a.m. - John McCain has entered. Just saluted the crowd gathered for Col Bud Day's funeral (tweet from @laurenrnwfdn).
10:58 a.m. - Emerald Coast Convention Center is almost full right before the start of (Col.) Bud Day's service (tweet from @devonrnwfdn).
10:52 a.m. - Heavy rain is falling in Fort Walton Beach. Take your umbrellas or raincoats if you're attending the procession.
10:45 a.m. - We are told a large contingent of Col. Day supporters has gathered in the Winn-Dixie parking lot at Navarre.
10:15 a.m. - Steady stream of people entering the emerald coast convention center to view Col. Bud Day. Funeral service starts at 11 (tweet from @laurenrnwfdn).
9:56 a.m. - Daily News staff photographer Devon Ravine tweets that over 90 Patriot Riders have turned out to escort Col. Day to Barrancas.
9:33 a.m. - If you're planning to watch the procession along U.S. 98, you can expect a 60 percent chance of showers, according to the National Weather Service, mainly before 1 p.m.
9:24 a.m. - The parking lot is nearly full for Col. #BudDay 's funeral at the Emerald Coast Convention Center. Funeral begins at 11am (tweet from @nicktnwfdn).
9:20 a.m. - We've started a gallery of images of the service. Click here to see the gallery.
9:05 a.m. - The public has begun filing in to the Emerald Coast Convention Center (tweet from @devonrnwfdn).
8:43 a.m. - The Patriot Riders just showed up en masse for Col. Bud Day's funeral at the Emerald Coast Convention Center (tweet from @laurenrnwfdn).
8:19 a.m. - TRAFFIC: US Highway 98 within the city limits of Fort Walton Beach will be closed to traffic from the start of the Bud Day procession at about 12:30 to 1 p.m.
The roadway will re-open as soon as the complete procession has cleared a particular intersection. It is believed that there will be an estimated 300 to 500 vehicles involved in the parade.
It is recommended that if a person is traveling to Pensacola between 12:30 and 2:30 p.m., they take Interstate 10. This procession will travel from the Emerald Coast Convention Center on Okaloosa Island to Pensacola Naval Air Station Barrancas National Cemetery.