Sitting at the table,
the Cuban empanadas and the ham croquets were coming
from all angles, the name of the venue is The Larios Restaurant
that belongs to Miami royalty and music moguls Emilio and Gloria Stefan on
the prestigious Ocean Drive, in South Beach Miami, Florida.
What’s the occasion? We
are here to honor three wounded veterans and their families with the
presentation of three mortgage free homes. This is a once in a lifetime
opportunity that will allow our veterans to continue with their recovery and
rebuild themselves and their lives without the burden of a costly mortgage.
It was a glorious day for
all the veterans who were in attendance. And what a surprise it was that Mr.
Tony Orlando made an appearance, and everyone joined him in singing one of his
most famous songs, “TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ON THE OLD OAK TREE “. I’ve heard the song before, but now hear it
as a wounded American veteran, it has more meaning to me.
Also at this event, I
along with four other wounded veterans got presented with one of the greatest
honors presented by the Florida Veteran’s Foundation Commander Dennis
O. Baker, and Florida governor the Honorable Rick Scott. A brick with my name and
rank in the Tallahassee Florida’s Veteran’s Walk of Honor to be forever
remembered for my service to our great nation.
Florida is our most
military friendly state and it was such an honor to be around other Floridians
who are committed to supporting our veterans.
As Floridians and Americans,
we are blessed with opportunity of freedom because of the
selfless service of the brave service men and women whose lives we celebrated
today, and every day.
This importance of this
piece is not about receiving one of Florida’s highest veteran recognitions,
because I could show you a list of wounded veterans probably more deserving
than I am. But while extending my hand and receiving this honor, I believe I am
showing other veteran’s that the possibilities are endless. That we can
rehabilitate and rebuild from the past obstacles that were in our way.
As a nation, what I hope you
get from this, is knowing everyone can have a hand in working together in the
recovery process for more of our veterans and their families. We can help
secure leadership and the code of chivalry that differentiates our military
values. Not only being a great role model for our youth but also an incentive
of excellence to our active duty military. Helping to rehabilitated our wounded
veterans that are still looking to serve our country one way or another.
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