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WATCH: Stolen semi involved in Orlando VA standoff leads Ocala police on chase
Read full article: WATCH: Stolen semi involved in Orlando VA standoff leads Ocala police on chaseVideo released Thursday shows Ocala police chasing a stolen semitruck driven by a man accused in an hourslong standoff at the Orlando VA Medical Center Monday, according to officers.
Giving veterans and their families a home away from home in times of crisis: The Orlando Fisher House
Read full article: Giving veterans and their families a home away from home in times of crisis: The Orlando Fisher HouseTerri Turner reflects on her mission for the last 6 years supporting military families
Orlando VA to host 2 walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics
Read full article: Orlando VA to host 2 walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinicsORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando VA Medical Center in Lake Nona is hosting a pair of walk-in coronavirus vaccine clinics for eligible veterans. AdVeterans who receive care at the VA and who are also employed as firefighters, police and corrections officers, food and agriculture workers, U.S. Postal Service workers, manufacturing workers, grocery store workers and school staff could also receive the vaccine, even if they are younger than 65. Orlando VA Medical Center (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) The Orlando VA has a website set up with more information about the vaccine.
Orlando VA to host pair of vaccine clinics
Read full article: Orlando VA to host pair of vaccine clinicsPharmacist Brian Kiefer draws saline while preparing a dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at UC Davis Health on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, Pool)ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando VA Medical Center is preparing to administer the Pfizer vaccine to qualifying veterans during a pair of COVID-19 vaccine clinics. The clinics will be hosted on the fourth floor of the medical center on Saturday and Monday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days. Postal Service workers, manufacturing workers, grocery store workers and school staff could also receive the vaccine, even if they are younger than 75. Orlando VA Medical Center (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) The Orlando VA has a website set up with more information about the vaccine.
Live music fills the air, heals the soul at Orlando VA Medical Center
Read full article: Live music fills the air, heals the soul at Orlando VA Medical CenterBut twice a day he takes a break in the "Healing Gardens," an atrium in the center of the facility. As the sun casts shadows on palm trees, visitors, patients and medical center staff gather to hear him play. I absolutely love that.”Veterans including Louis Holland love the sound, too. After Holland expressed an interest in playing, Sproul gave him his old saxophone so he could learn. “Just play soulfully, and you’ll touch a veteran, you’ll touch anybody.”DECEMBER 2019 UPDATE:Sproul performed his VA Holiday Salute Musical Performance in front of a packed auditorium on Dec. 13, 2019.