APPEAR ONLY THAT. HE’S EXPECTED TO SPEAK AFTER 4 O’CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON. WE’LL
HAVE UPDATES HERE ON NEWS 6
AND CLICKORLANDO DOT COM.
WE’RE STARTING SOMETHING NEW
HERE AT NEWS 6. WE’RE
COMMITTED TO SERVING OUR
COMMUNITY AND A LARGE PART OF
THAT COMMUNITY. OUR NATION’S
VETERANS. SO FOR OUR FIRST
STORY IN OUR NEW INITIATIVE,
WE WENT TO THE VILLAGES,
WHEREAS MAY, AS YOU MAY
IMAGINE, THERE’S A LARGE
CONTINGENCY OF VETERANS FROM.
>> BRIDGETT: ALL OF OUR
BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY AND
WE FOUND AN UNLIKELY
FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN SOME VETS
IN A RESTAURANT WORKER US
TROOPER STEVE MONTIERO TELLS
US IT SHOWS A LITTLE KINDNESS.
DEFINITELY GOES A LONG WAY
WHILE SERVING THOSE WHO
SERVED.
>> WHEN YOU WALK INSIDE THE
COLONY, BLVD MCDONALD’S IN THE
VILLAGES, YOU KNOW, YOU’RE
GOING TO GET GREAT I’M LEADING
THE CHARGE. ISABEL GARCIA.
>> IF LOVE WHAT YOU DO IT, YOU
KNOW WORK. IT’S THAT ATTITUDE
AND THANK
>> THAT KEEPS PEOPLE COMING
BACK LIKE THIS GROUP OF
VETERANS. ISABEL IS A GREAT
EXAMPLE AND THEY KNOW
SOMETHING ABOUT SERVICE.
>> RESERVES UNITED STATES ARMY
WELL, EVERY STORE IS MY TO SEE
PEOPLE THAT REALLY STILL WANT
TO WORK HARD.
>> YEAH, MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
ARE AT THE MCDONALD’S NEARLY
EVERY DAY FOR BREAKFAST,
COFFEE AND WAS HERE.
>> AND I I CAME COMMITTEE HAD
A MARINE CAMP. I HAD AN ARMY
CAN WILL LET MAUREEN SET WITH
IF YOU HAVE DONE, IF I HAVE
THE BETTER YOU AUTOMATICALLY.
>> WHAT THEY’VE DONE. AND
THERE IS YOU HAVE TO AT FIRST.
THEY THOUGHT THE OUTSTANDING
ATTENTION WAS JUST FOR THEM
WAS THE GREATEST SERVICE THAT
WE’VE EVER
>> BUT THEY QUICKLY CHASER VIA
LIKE THAT, THEY COMING AND
THEY SAY IT WILL DIE. BUT I
MAKE FIELD THAT FOOT.
EVERYBODY JUST LIKE THAT
GENTLEMAN OVER THERE. WHEN HE
ORDERS, THEY MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYTHING GETS TAKEN TO IT.
>> AND HE DOESN’T HAVE TO WITH
HIS WALKER TO GET. THAT’S WHY
THE VETERAN BREAKFAST EATERS
AS THEY BECOME KNOWN COME BACK
EVERY YOUR DAY. STARTED.
>> AND ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS
ABOUT MEETING TOO. WE’LL GET
TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING DONE.
HARRY SAFE. I GOT THIS NBA. I
GOT THIS AT MACDILL. AND SO WE
EXCHANGE IDEAS. AND THE PLACES
THAT WE CAN DO THINGS OR HELP
OTHERS. MAYBE WE DIDN’T KNOW
ABOUT THAT THROUGH THE GREAT
WE FIND OUT ABOUT THAT’S IT.
>> WE LIKE TO SAY WE
>> BUT THIS DAY, THE TABLES
HAVE TURNED. IT’S ALL ABOUT
THINKING IS ABOUT 4%.
>> OH, SHE’S A R OF EVEN
THOUGH SHE WAS OPENS THE DOORS
AND
>> GREETS THE CUSTOMERS AND
MAKE SURE FROM THE VERY FIRST
CUSTOMER WASH THE DOOR THAT
THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL
EXPERIENCE. WE VALUE THAT HE
SHOT HER. I KNOW THEY THEY
HAVE TOLD ME, OH, MY GOSH,
ISABEL IS JUST.
>> AWESOME. SHE MAKES THIS
PLACE. THAT’S WHY THEY PUT
TOGETHER THIS SURPRISE FOR
HER.
>> YOU DO. YOU’RE JUST SAW
SOME GREAT CAST, A GREAT ALL
>> BUT THEN IT’S BACK TO DOING
WHAT ISABEL DOES BEST.
>> I SAY THANK YOU.
>> A FEEL-GOOD STORY. LOVE
RIGHT? AND JUST SO AWESOME.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE’RE
GOING TO START DOING IT RIGHT,
SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE. SO IT
WILL BE A VARIETY OF THINGS
BUT ALWAYS POSITIVE, RIGHT? SO
THIS IS WHAT WE’RE GOING TO BE
GOING THROUGH. OVER THE
COVERAGE OVER THE YEARS, WE’VE
HEARD ALL KINDS OF STORIES
IMPACTING OUR VETERANS. SO
BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE.
AND WE REALIZE THERE’S ROOM
FOR US TO HELP GET RESULTS BY
MAKING SURE VETERANS HAVE A
PLACE TO GO AND GET THAT HELP.
I’M AN AIR FORCE COMBAT
VETERAN MYSELF. SO THIS IS
IMPORTANT TO ME PERSONALLY.
WE’VE HEARD ABOUT ISSUES IN
THE COMMUNITY, VETERANS FROM
ALL AREAS STRUGGLING TOO APPLY
FOR OR GET THEIR BENEFITS THAT
THEY RIGHTLY DESERVE OR EVEN
KNOWING THAT THEY’RE ELIGIBLE
FOR THEM TO BEGIN WITH. WE
ALSO WANT TO SHARE POSITIVE
STORIES OF VETERANS DOING
GREAT THINGS ARE HAVING GREAT
EXPERIENCES, WHICH IS WHY WE
TOLD THAT STORY TODAY LIKE
THAT RUNS UP. AND DONALD
COMBINED THOUGHTS OF SOLVING
THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS RIGHT AT
A MCDONALD’S SALE. EXACTLY.
AND I KNOW THERE’S SOME OTHER
ISSUES YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT YOU
PLAN TO ADDRESS. THAT’S RIGHT.
SO WE’RE ALL FEELING THE PINCH
THESE DAYS. EVERYBODY IS. AND
EVERYONE IS REALLY LOOKING
WAYS TO CUT EXPENSES AND MAKE
ENDS MEET AND SOMETIMES FOR
VETERANS EITHER ON A FIXED
INCOME OR THOSE RETURNING TO
CIVILIAN LIFE, THEY COULD USE
THAT LITTLE EXTRA HELP WITH
THINGS LIKE FINDING
EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, FOOD,
THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT
THROUGHOUT THE PAST YEARS
RIGHT HERE DURING COVID THINGS
MANY OF US EVEN TAKE FOR
GRANTED. WE’VE ALSO SEEN NEED
ACROSS THE BOARD WHEN IT COMES
TO MEDICAL CARE, ESPECIALLY
MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS
THAT RUNS RIGHT. A 50% HIGHER
RISK OF SUICIDE THAN THEIR
PEERS WHO HAVE NOT SERVED IN
THE MILITARY. IT CAN BE
DIFFICULT TIME TO GET HELP OR
HELP WHERE VET FEELS THEY WANT
THAT HELP SO THEY CAN FEEL
COMFORTABLE AND UNDERSTOOD IN
THE SITUATIONS. SO WE WANT TO
DO ALL WE CAN TO SUPPORT THOSE
WHO NEED IT. YEAH, I WE WANT
TO HEAR FROM OUR VETERANS
THEMSELVES. I MEAN, THIS IS IT
TALK ABOUT YOUR EYES AND EARS
OUT THERE. YOU GUYS KNOW THE
STORIES AND WE JUST WANT TO
SHOWCASE THEM. YES, OF THE
BEST WAY FOR US TO SERVE.
THOSE WHO SERVED IS TO HEAR
FROM THEM. WE WANT TO KNOW THE
DIFFICULTIES YOU’RE FACING. I
KNOW I DO HEARING ABOUT
INSPIRING VETERANS. YOU KNOW,
IT’S ABOUT THE PROGRAM’S
BETTING BENEFITING VETERANS
ALL ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA.
ALL OF IT. WE WANT TO HELP THE
MORE WE KNOW ABOUT IT. THE
MORE WE CAN SPREAD THE WORD.
SO IF YOU HEAD TO CLICKORLANDO
DOT COM RIGHT NOW, SLASH
VETERANS, YOU CAN FIND A
RUNNING LIST OF RESOURCES FOR
OUR AS WELL AS AN ARTICLE
WHERE YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR
CONCERNS AND STORY IDEAS FOR
VETERANS. I LOVE TO HEAR FROM
YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE IS GOING TO BE AMAZING
SEGMENT. WE’RE REALLY EXCITED
FOR. I CAN’T BELIEVE WE JUST
STARTED HEY, WE HEAR YES. WHEN
IT’S AND IT’S NOT JUST ON
HOLIDAYS OR ANYTHING LIKE