A salute to veterans on Pearl Harbor Day
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TideWell Hospice volunteer Eddie Godwin pins Bill Hering, a U.S. Navy World War II veteran during a special ceremony honoring veterans Dec. 7 Royal Palm Retirement Center in Port Charlotte. Bill’s son, Dennis, a U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran, is at his father’s side.
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U.S. Army Air Corps World War II veteran William Phillips was dressed festively, complete with a Christmas necktie, for the TideWell Hospice veterans pinning ceremony Dec. 7 at Royal Palm Retirement Center in Port Charlotte.
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TideWell Hospice volunteer Jean Wydra and U.S. Army World War II veteran Patrick Stockton salute. They were at the Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor Day veterans recognition pinning ceremony held Royal Palm Retirement Center in Port Charlotte.
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Russell Clark, U.S. Coast Guard World War II veteran, is pinned by TideWell Hospice volunteer Jean Wydra during the Dec. 7 veterans recognition pinning ceremony Royal Palm Retirement Center in Port Charlotte.
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TideWell Hospice chaplain Tony Alonzo addresses the veterans and visitors at the veterans recognition pinning ceremony held Dec. 7 at Royal Palm Retirement Center in Port Charlotte.
By SHIRLEY GEORGE
Correspondent
TideWell Hospice held a veterans recognition pinning ceremony on Dec. 7 honoring all veterans at the Royal Palm Retirement Center in Port Charlotte. Royal Palm residents and family members attended to observe 26 veterans who were recognized and honored with pins.
The pins were presented with small cards from the Hospice Veterans Partnership of Florida that read “…pays special tribute to you for your military service to America by advancing the hope of freedom and liberty for all.”
