JJ’s Star Spangled Salute: Veteran Doctors Reinvent Patient Care
Today, I salute Veterans Dr. Kyle Mikals and Dr. Samantha Mikals. After years of service in military medicine, the two doctors are now using what they learned in the military to better serve the patients in Jacksonville,
JJ’s Star Spangled Salute: Camp Corral Helps Kids of Disabled Veterans and Gold Star Family Kids
Today, I salute the DAV-supported program, Camp Corral. For the 14th year, Camp Corral will return this summer to bring joy, fun, and support to the children of those who served and
JJ’s Star Spangled Salute: Veterans Day and the Poppy
Today’s Star Spangled Salute honors Veterans, Veterans Day, and The Poppy. You’ve been handed a poppy, but what does it mean? Inspired by the World War I poem “In Flanders Fields,” in which the
JJ’s Star Spangled Salute: A Trail To Zero
Today, I salute the 15 Veterans participating in the eighth-annual Trail to Zero ride on Saturday, hosted by an equine therapy group many credit with saving their lives after their jarring return from service. Fifteen former military members completed
JJ’s Star Spangled Salute: 2025 Veterans Awareness Expo
Today, I salute the organizers of the 10th Annual Veterans Awareness Expo, being held Saturday at the WSU Hughes Metroplex. Over the last decade, this event has connected Veterans with community programs and services
JJ’s Star Spangled Salute: The Healing Art Of Working With Glass
Today, I salute Veteran Samantha Gross and the glass blowing program founded in partnership with Rowan University and WheatonArts in New Jersey. Samantha served in the National Guard Signal Unit, including 16 years
JJ’s Star Spangled Salute: The Showing of “Saving 22” at a Local Veteran Event
Today, I salute A Castle on a Hill Productions, Midwest Battle Buddies, and the other organizations teaming up for a Veteran networking event and film screening of the documentary “Saving 22.” The documentary, “Saving 22,”
JJ’s Star Spangled Salute: Homeward Bound Helps Veterans
Today, I salute the organization Homeward Bound Adirondacks. Since 2014, they have been providing free assistance to veterans ranging from case management, transportation, mentoring, and suicide prevention. The group also runs a series of popular retreats for veterans
JJ’s Star Spangled Salute: A Veteran Makes Other Veterans Smile
Today, I salute Veteran and Dentist Marco Gargano. Just outside Kansas City, Marco has a successful dental practice, and even though he’s no longer serving our country, he’s serving other Veterans like him. He
JJ’s Star Spangled Salute: Soldiers Angels Fight Back Against Food Insecurity
Today, we salute the organization Soldiers’ Angels. Since the beginning, Soldiers’ Angels now operates in 7 cities across the country, holding monthly events that provide 150-300 Veteran and military families with, on average, 75