AWAY ANYTIME SOON. I’M GOING TO DO TO TRACK THOSE COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. TODAY
WE HONOR THE NEARLY 20 MILLION
VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE
ARMED FORCES. 1.5 MILLION LIVE
RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA. AND WE
CANNOT SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH.
RIGHT NOW HERE IN THE RIVER
CITY, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE
PREPARING FOR THIS YEAR’S
VETERANS DAY PARADE.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: NEWS 4 JAX
REPORTER AARON FARRAR IS LIVE
DOWNTOWN. GETTING US UP CLOSE
AND PERSONAL WITH SOME OF
THESE HEROES AS WELL AS THE
FESTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THEM.
AARON, THIS PARADE BEGINS IN
ABOUT 2 HOURS AT 11. 0, ONE.
>> IT DOES. AND SO RIGHT NOW
YOU SEE THE PREPARATION FOR
THAT. WE’RE RIGHT BEHIND THE
PRIME OSBORN CONVENTION CENTER
WHERE EVERYONE INVOLVED IN
THIS PARADE IS LINING UP RIGHT
NOW. I’M JOINED WITH 2 PEOPLE
WHO HAVE PROUDLY SERVED. THIS
COUNTRY WERE ALSO REPRESENTING
A VERY IMPORTANT GROUP, AN
ORGANIZATION. SO THANK DAVID
AND ANGELA FOR JOINING US THIS
MORNING TO ELABORATE ON. WHAT
ARE YOU BOTH REPRESENTING
TODAY?
>> BOTH REPRESENT ALL THE
VETERANS OUT THERE THAT HAVE
SERVED AND WE’RE REPRESENTING
THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT
THAT WE BOTH MEN TURN HELP ALL
VETERANS AND MAY BE IN SOME
TROUBLE WITH THE LAW AND WE
TRY TO HELP THEM TO BE ABLE TO
DO BETTER FOR COMMUNITY AND
STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE ELABORATE ON. WHEN DID
YOU SERVE WHAT BRANCH OF THE
MILITARY?
>> I AM THE ARMY. THE NUMBER
ONE BRANCH OF THE ARMY, MY
SONS, AS AND THAT WAS IN THE
ARMY OF MY DAUGHTERS IN THE
ARMY. 31 YEARS IN THE ARMY
SERVED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
AND MANY, MANY DEPARTMENTS FOR
31 YEARS.
>> THANK YOU SERVICE. AND
ANGELA, YOU ALSO SERVED FOR
MANY YEARS ELABORATE ON YOUR
SERVICE IS WELL, WELL, YES, I
SERVED IN THE WITH THE WORLD’S
FUND IS OKAY. AND I SERVED 20
YEARS.
>> AND ICE ARE TO COME BACK TO
ONE AND AFGHANISTAN.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU’VE BEEN
INVOLVED WITH VETERANS
TREATMENT SIT WITHIN THE LAST
YEAR. WHAT MADE YOU AND
INSPIRED YOU TO BE A PART OF
THIS TO HELP OTHER VETERANS
WHO WHO NEED YOUR HELP RIGHT
NOW. YES, WHAT A GREAT CAUSE
AND IT REALLY
>> THE VETERANS YOU KNOW, TELL
THAT AND THEY DID LIKE A
SECOND CHANCE. AND SO IS JUST
A GREAT CAUSE TO HAVE VETERANS
>> OUR IT’S OUR JOB IS OUR JOB
IS TO TAKE THESE VETERANS THAT
HAVE SOME TROUBLES AND WE GET
HIM BACK IN THE COMMUNITY. ALL
WORK THEY ALL CLEAN AND THEY
TOO WELL BECAUSE THEY SERVED
AMERICA WHILE THEY SERVED. AND
NOW THEY’RE DOING BETTER AND
THEY’RE BEING A BETTER CITIZEN
FOR OUR NATION. CAN I ADD ONE
MORE THIS IS FOR MY SINE. A
WEST POINT GRADUATE JACOB GO.
ARMY BEAT NAVY.
>> I LOVE THE CAMARADERIE OF
BUT ONE THING YOU MENTIONED,
THE FACT THAT THE HELP THAT
YOU ALL GIVE YOU’VE BEEN ABLE
TO KIND OF SEE THE FRUITS OF
THAT HELP WITHIN THE LAST 2
YEARS. YOU’VE BEEN A PART OF
IT KILL WHAT YOU’VE BEEN ABLE
TO SEE IN JUST A BRIEF TIME
THAT YOU’VE BEEN A PART OF THE
VETERANS, SHOULD THE COURT.
>> WE HAVE SOME THAT SUCCUMB
TO US THAT ARE VERY HEAVY INTO
SOME TIME. HEAVY TRUCKS, METH,
COCAINE. THANKS LIKE THAT
BECAUSE OF THE THE ENVIRONMENT
THEY SAW COMBAT. A LOT OF THEM
HAVE SEEN DEATH. A LOT OF THEM
HAVE SAID IT HAD OPTION KILL
PEOPLE AND THERE THEY HAVE
PTSD OR MENTAL HEALTH
DISORDERS. THEY COME TO US AND
OUR JOB IS TO GET THEM HELP.
SO WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU TAKE
SOMEONE LIKE THIS THAT WAS ON
A SERIOUS ADDICT. COULD THEY
HAVE GONE TO JAIL? YES, BUT
THEY COME BACK TO US. WE GET
THEM THE TREATMENT THAT THE
FOR MINIMAL OF THE YEAR. WE
TEST THEM TO MAKE SURE THE
PLANE THEY WORK SO THEIR PAINS
TAXES WHEN THEY GRADUATE OR 7
RATE OF OVER 100. THAT’S IN 2
YEARS. I’VE BEEN THERE HAS
BEEN THAT HAS GONE BACK TO
JUST SO IT WORKS. THE SYSTEM
ACTUALLY DOES WORK VETERANS
LIKE
>> THAT ARE HELPING THEM TO
MENTOR THEM AND HELP THEM TO
BETTER.
>> DAVID, ANGELA, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK
YOU. WHAT YOU’RE DOING WITH
THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT.
APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. AGAIN,
THE PARADE STEPS OFF THIS
MORNING AT 11. 0 ONE. YOU CAN
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