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MARTIN COUNTY -- None said it so elegantly as Confederate Gen-eral Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson: “Here comes those (expletive) green flags again.” ‘Tis time for a seisiún to brush

up on the lyrics to “The Fighting 69th.” The tune’s easy enough, same as for “Star of the Coun-ty Down.” Grab shillelaghs, the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America is hosting its second annual Stuart St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival.“The Irish culture has tremen-

dously contributed to America today,” said Dennis McKenna, president of the Father Mychael Francis Judge chapter. “Ameri-ca is extremely proud of having Irish people here. It’s important to secure the Irish culture for my daughter and grandchildren.” The family-friendly festival will

be at the Roosevelt Bridge, Flagler Park, 201 S.W. Flagler Ave. Events kick off on Friday, March 15 at 4 p.m. and continue until 10 p.m. Admission that day is $3 or a non-perishable food item for local charity Building Bridges to Youth. Fighting against hunger and

poverty is deeply rooted in Irish-American culture. Thou-sands of Irish arrived in America during an Gorta Mór – the Great Hunger or Potato Famine – in the late 1840s and early 1850s. That was far from the end of the Irish Diaspora. By the turn of the 20th century, about 5 million Irish had headed to America to escape crushing poverty.

Remembering the Fighting 69th during St. Paddy’s Day celebrations

Photo by Patrick McCallister Henry Good is buried at the St. Augustine National Cemetery. He was born in Clara, King’s County, Ireland. Today King’s County is named County Offaly, and sits in the middle of the Emerald Isle. Good, who died in 1877 at age 33, was a member of Bat-talion K 5th Artillery. Good is among the uncounted number of Irish immigrants and their children who served in the U.S. Armed Forces through the years. His compatriots obviously thought highly of him, and respected his national origin. So much so, they erected this tombstone for him.

By Patrick McCallisterFor Veteran Voice

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ST. LUCIE WEST — With the number of World War II veterans diminishing at an alarming rate, the city of Port St. Lucie is work-ing just as swiftly to ensure the remaining heroes get to visit the Washington, D.C., monument erected in their honor.As the Mets faced off against

the Miami Marlins on March 2 — a game that ended in an 8-8 tie — city employees feverishly worked the third base line con-cession stand, serving up fresh hotdogs, piping hot french fries, nachos and other condiments. Fifteen percent of the sales went to benefit Honor Flight, Mayor JoAnn Faiella said. In total, the city raised more than $1,000, a city staff member said.According to honorflight.org,

the latest statistics show WWII veterans are dying at a rate of approximately 800 per day. The organization, which has hubs across the country, aims to trans-port veterans free of charge to see

City gives vets chance of a lifetimeBy Nicole RodriguezStaff [email protected]

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memorials dedicated to salute their service. “It’s the community coming

together. It’s important for them (veterans) to get their closure. There are so many on the list who cannot afford it,” said Faiella, who worked with a team of 25

city staffers, including volunteers from the Port St. Lucie Police Department, City Hall and the utility department.“I couldn’t have done it without

this Port St. Lucie team coming together. I started this when I got elected in 2010,” Faiella said. “Former Councilman Jack Kel-ly helped me a lot last year. We raised almost $56,000 and we sent 80 of our veterans from Port St. Lucie. This year we plan on sending the remaining 30 or 35.”Interim city manager Jeff Bremer

said his first experience raising funds for WWII veterans was a rewarding one.“It’s awesome. To see everybody

from the city and Mayor Faiel-la out here is just a wonderful experience,” Bremer said. “Vol-unteerism is something that may be falling from the wayside, but today you see it really strong.”Port St. Lucie Police Department

Chief John Bolduc echoed the same sentiment“It’s a great way to spend a

Saturday afternoon. We’re enjoy-ing ourselves,” Bolduc said. “The community support for Honor Flight is great.”

Faiella said the extra support from game attendees made the event a success.“They’re dropping $20 in tips

and commending us for doing this for our veterans,” Faiella said.Mets fan and New York resident

Annie Leavitt was ecstatic she was having fun and helping a good cause. Leavitt said her donation was

the perfect way to honor her late father, a retired U.S. Air Force captain, who died 33 years ago.“I can’t even say how important

it is (to honor our WWII veter-ans),” Leavitt said. “It’s terrific.”John Gifford, of New York, said

his donation also had a special meaning.“I love it. I think it’s awesome,”

said Gifford, who added his 90-year-old father is a WWII vet-eran. “They’ve given up so much of their lives for us, for our free-dom and for being able to come to a ballpark like this and enjoy this kind of thing. They’re really heroes.”

To donate to Honor Flight, visit honorflight.org.

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Martin “Marty” Zickert, president of the Veterans Council of Indian River County, knows as much as anyone about how to come home from Vietnam. Of course, that’s not where returning service mem-bers are coming back from these days. Afghanistan is the new Vietnam. Four letters in the English al-

phabet is about all the two have in common. The United States pulled military members out of Iraq by the end of 2011, and plans are to have most or many

of them out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014. “There is no organization set up

for the (Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom) guys,” Zickert said. “They come through our (post-traumatic stress disorder) classes, and don’t even speak the same language we do. They have a totally different language than we do. Things we talk about, they don’t talk about.”Folks from the Military Officers

Association of America recently met with the council to help it start a Points of Light Institute’s Community Blueprint. The coun-cil is working with the program

to create local behavioral-health and reintegration assistance for younger, returning veterans. “There are (behavioral-health) fa-

cilities available — it’s a matter of coordinating them,” Zickert said. “The problem is, who is going to pay for it?” The institute’s website, pointsof-

light.org, explains, “The Commu-nity Blueprint is a set of tools and practices that provide a frame-work for communities to produce positive, measurable outcomes for veterans, military members and their families.”

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Today about 50 million Ameri-cans claim Irish as their primary heritage. The festival continues on Sat-

urday, March 16, at 10 a.m. The fun will continue to 10 p.m. “We will start off with the Green

Fiddlers from Jupiter,” McKenna said. Followed by acts such as Mac-

Talla Mor, The Rowdy Micks, Tom Davis, and…“We’ll have Andy Murphy walk-

ing around solo with Irish tunes,” McKenna said. Music is another important fea-

ture of Irish-American culture. As many Irish arrived in New York in the 1860s, they were immedi-ately signed into the Union Army. Other Irish found their ways into the Confederate Army. Many of the Irish musical instruments were easily portable and went with them, such as pennywhis-tles and makeshift bodhráns, an Irish drum.The Irish songs played during

long lulls between battles influ-enced American music ever since. Indeed, the American classic “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” by Patrick Gilmore, was an Irish rebel song, “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye,” with new lyrics.On Sunday, March 17, the fes-

tival gets going again at 10 a.m.

with more music and fun. At 2 p.m., the St. Patrick Day Parade will crank up with Congressman Patrick Murphy as the grand marshal. Politics is another important

part of the Irish-American cul-ture. Like other immigrants, the Irish immigrants and their chil-dren met much prejudice and often worked difficult and dan-gerous jobs to eke out a menial living. Groups such as the con-troversial Molly Maguires and often-corrupt Tammany Hall, the late-1700s New York City political machine, helped organize Irish voters who became important to gaining workers’ rights and end-ing practices such as child labor.To climb out of poverty, ed-

ucation became important to Irish-Americans, which will be on display at the parade. “Our deputy grand marshal is

Laurie Gaylord,” McKenna said. She’s the superintendent of the

Martin County Schools. True to the strong influence of

Catholicism on Irish-Americans: “At the end of the parade, we’ll have a prayer on our grand stand to show our respect to St. Pat-rick,” McKenna said. Sunday’s festivities will continue

until 9 p.m. In addition to music, there’ll be

traditional Irish dancing at the festival. The Tir Na Greine School

of Irish Dance is in the enter-tainment lineup. There’ll also be a children’s area with a bounce house and games. Of course, there’ll be traditional Irish foods, such as corned beef and cabbage. And for those 21 and older, per-haps a pint of Guinness, fondly referred to by some as “Mother’s Milk.” Oh, and that Stonewall Jackson

quote needs a bit of explanation. The Confederate general met the

New York 69th Infantry Regiment, commanded by Thomas Francis Meagher, a few times during the Civil War. According to military historians, the first time the famed general met the Irish regi-ment, the 69th was disorganized. But the 69th quickly gained its battle senses and became a po-tent fighting force in short order. Jackson’s later meetings with the 69th didn’t go as well for him. At their last meeting, Jackson

reportedly groaned upon seeing the distinctive banner carried by the Fighting 69th, turned to his lieutenants and said, “Here comes those (expletive) green flags again.”

To learn more about the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, visit aohfl.com. More about the St. Patrick’s Day festivities is at stuartirishfest.com.

Mike Monroe is an opera-tions Desert Shield and Desert Storm veteran, and vice president of Military Initiatives at the institute. He said the Community Blueprint was born in the Sunshine State and officially launched on Nov. 9 last year. “About three years ago there

was an off-site retreat (at the White Oak Plantation near Yulee) he said in a previous interview. “Fifty-five groups got together to discuss com-munity needs and action plans. One of the findings out there is, anything to help communities help veterans would help the communities.” He said 12 of the participat-

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invent how to handle homeless people,” Zickert said. “There are several organizations that do a

great job with that in Indian River County.” To become Blueprint Commu-

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Is the gun the real problem?

Domenick Scarlato

It was 4 o’clock in the morn-ing. There was a tremendous noise coming from our front door. I jumped out of bed and saw a dark shadowed figure smashing my stained glass front door with the 2-by-4 wooden post from my neighbor’s mailbox. I immediately told my wife to

call 911, and I took a flashlightand my legally owned pistol and cautiously approached this wildindividual. I shined the flashlight in his face and shouted, ‘’Youbetter get out of here or I’ll kill

you.” Upon having that and seeing my pistol, he dropped the 2-by-4 and ran away. I am 84 years old and I believe

if I was not armed, my wife and I would have been seriously in-jured or most likely be killed. The pistol saving us is the positive part of the story. The tragic part of this story is

the criminal justice and mental-system breakdown. The police, upon arriving at my

house, had this wild individual in the back of their police cruiser. They had picked up thisbarefoot and bare-chested indi-

vidual running through our gated community. I identified this indi-vidual and pressed charges.The front stained glass door

was destroyed. My wife was so devastated, it took over a year of special counseling toreturn to what may be called

normal. The story does not end here.

We waited for five months to be notified as to the dispositionor trial of this individual. We con-tacted the assistant districtattor-ney and, to spare you the details of what transpired, we were told this individual was bi-polar schizophrenic who, at the time of this horrendous crime, was off his medication. Criminal charges were changed to a mental prob-lem and he was assigned to a special court and a special judge who handles individuals with mentalproblems. This takes the juris-diction out of the hands of the assistant district attorney. We also found the individual was now walking the streets free. He was out free and on probationas long as he took his medication. We were shocked at this an-

swer. We then wrote directly to the district attorney complaining we were completely out of the loop. We, the victims, never had our day in court. We received the same answer as was given to us by the assistant district attorney. Out of frustration, we wrote to

the state attorney and the reply received was that the statedoesn’t get involved with local issues. As a last resort, wewrote to then-Governor Crist with a detailed report, and his replywas for us to contact the state attorney. As it would appear, wewere given the run-around. How many other deranged indi-

viduals are free as long asthey take their medication? What if they don’t take their medica-tion? What would happen if one attacks an unarmed person, a woman or the elderly? I dread to think of the outcome. It appears that both the criminal justice and mental health systems are bro-ken. This brings up the issue of the guns being the culprit.Instead of simply attaching the

gun and yell for more gun control laws, we should put everything on the table. The mental health system, the criminal justice sys-tem, entertainment media and the guns.

Vice President Biden with his “Gun Control Committee” toldthe president that in a month he will give him a report. How cansuch a complex issue be given only a month’s consideration? This is an extremely complex

issue of not only gun control, but more important, it is an issue of individual control. There are over1,100 gun control laws, state and federal, throughout the United States, but the individual control is very limited. The mentalhealth system, the criminal justice system and the entertain-ment media, along with guns, should be our primary concern and needs a thorough reviewing. This takes time, which I be-lieve Vice President Biden is not addressing thoroughly. The vice president is putting together a report, which I believe will reflect his own biased agenda on gun control. To think that this will be an unbiased report when the committee is called “Gun Control Committee” is naive. The issue is a very complex problem in our society and should not be rushed into simply putting more gun laws on the books without addressing and hopefully correcting our mental health, entertainment and crimi-

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Instead of simply attaching the gun and yell for more gun control laws, we should put everything on the table. The men-tal health system, the criminal justice system, entertainment

media and the guns.


nal justice system. First a committee should be

formed with a non-biased title and have within its members psychiatrists, medical doctors, entertainment producers and directors, business leaders, gun groups and the lawenforcement community. All should carefully and hopefully, without emotion, give their ob-jective opinions toward produc-ing a carefully laid-out report. This takes time to be effective. Let us not allow our emotions

to rapidly rush into an ill-con-ceived plan. We should all write to our legislative representatives andvoice our opinions to have a fair and balanced plan which could control this heinous be-havior. World War II Navy veteran

Domenick Scarlato holds a doc-torate of education and because of his work in special education, has been involved in an advisory capacity while changes to na-tional mental health care policies occurred over the last 50 years. He has been a St. Lucie West resident for 14 years.

Outside spectators miss a good showDear Editor,

The Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum is preparing for its 36th Annual “Tico Warbird Airshow,” to be held March 22, 23 and 24 — this year with the USAF Thunderbirds! This involves many months of complex, complicated planning with literally hundreds of volunteers, vendors and pilots; drawing tens of thousands of visi-tors to Brevard County each year. The Airshow not only allows us to continue to provide great family entertainment, but also enables us, at the warbird museum, to “preserve the legacy of these great vintage warbirds and the pilots who flew them.” We are very grateful for all

those that come out to support our annual fundraiser, but it is frustrating to see the hundreds of people who take up positions outside the Space Coast Regional Airport on Highway 405, U.S. 1 and other locations, to watch the airplanes fly briefly overhead to and from the airport. These folks miss out on 95 percent of what’s happening. They don’t get to hear

the narration and understand what’s happening and why. They don’t get to see the 60-plus vin-tage warbirds that are on static display and talk to the pilots or aircraft historians. They don’t get to see the WWII re-enactment battles, the antique cars, or the many other exhibits. Finally, by not buying an

advance ticket of only $15 for adults, they are not contributing to our support. Each year the airshow gets more expensive and without this support, our neigh-bors and visitors may one day no longer be able to watch what is truly a world class, vintage war-bird airshow — right here in Bre-vard County. So this year, consid-er buying a ticket, supporting our cause and coming in to see and hear the whole show. Doing this will help ensure the Valiant Air Command’s Tico Warbird Airshow will be here for everyone to enjoy for many more years.

Colonel Terry Yon, USA (Ret)Public Relations OfficerValiant Air Command(321) 268-1941

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Some of you may already be aware that the U.S. Army Field Band and Soldier’s Chorus concert scheduled for April 15 at the King Center in Melbourne is canceled. The government “sequester” which impacted the U.S. military budget has unfortunately meant that travel by the Army Band and Soldier’s Chorus has been curtailed. Thank you for your efforts in helping to promote this event. Should you have any questions regarding the cancelation, retired

Col. Hal Gibson, the former bandleader for the U.S. Army Field Band and resident of Indian River Colony Club (concert sponsor) is available at (321) 255.6431.

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Tico Warbird AirShow announces Mrs. Robert Morgan to attend the 36th Annual Airshow March 22-24

Linda Morgan, the widow of Robert Morgan, who was the pilot of the famous B-17 Flying For-tress “Memphis Belle,” will be in attendance at the Tico Warbird AirShow. She will be our available in our PX tent with autographed copies of her husband’s book regarding his life. “The Belle” flew for 10 months

from Nov. 7, 1942 to May 17, 1943. The command had set 25 missions as an incentive for aircrews to go home. Morale was extremely low because 80 percent of the bombers were shot down during the first three months of America’s combat flights over Europe. Early experience showed that the average life expectancy of a bomber crew in late 1942 was eight to 12 missions. A bomber crewman at that time only had a

30-50 percent chance of complet-ing his tour of duty. The “Memphis Belle” and Rob-

ert Morgan represent all those that flew and crewed the B-17 Flying Fortress. The Valiant Air Command is proud and honored to help preserve the memory of these heroic pilots and crews who made the B-17 Flying Fortress such a great warbird machine of World War II. Gates open at 8:30 each day.

Advance tickets are available through Ticket Derby online at our website or through ticketder-by.com. Come and see all the vin-tage warbirds, great flying, ven-dors and family activities —AND help us honor Robert Morgan and the great B-17 Flying Fortress.

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The 36th annual Tico Warbird Air Show is proud to have the famous USAF Thunderbirds performing for the first time in our 36th years of holding AirShows in our community. Unfortunately, because of the extended aerobatic box required

for their high-speed performance and maneuvers, we will be required to detour traffic around a section U.S. Highway 1, for about a 40-minute period, during the Thunderbird performance. This detour will be from approximately 3:25 p.m. until about 4:05 p.m. each day of the AirShow. All traffic will be diverted, near the Space Coast Regional Airport, southbound at Highway 405 and northbound at Kings Highway. Access to other road networks can be made from these detours. The Valiant Air Command and Tico Warbird AirShow apologiz-

es for any inconvenience that this may cause. If you have any ad-ditional questions please contact the museum (321) 268-1941 or email us at [email protected]. Visit our website at www.vacwar-birds.org to purchase advance tickets online and for more AirShow information.

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The Navy SEAL Museum, Moorings Club present first Navy SEAL Golf Tournament April 21

To our friends, colleagues and sponsors: The National Navy UDT-SEAL

Museum in conjunction with The Moorings Club will host the first-ever Navy SEAL golf fund-raiser. This event is to commemorate

and honor the sacrifices of the Navy SEAL community. The funds raised by the event will benefit the National Navy UDT-SEAL Muse-um and the families of our fallen SEALS. The National Navy Seal Museum Trident House is a wa-terfront residence located along the Indian River in Sebastian. This home is dedicated to those fami-lies of U.S. Navy SEALS who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. It also serves those U.S. Navy Seals and their families who are injured and battle-fatigued. The Trident House provides a

peaceful and a restful setting for families during their stay.The National Navy SEAL Mu-

seum is the only museum in the world cledicatecl exclusively to the U.S. Navy SEALS and the elite warriors of Navy Special Warfare. Our continuing mission is to pre-serve the history of the U.S. Navy SEALS and their predecessors, including the Underwater Dem-olition Teams, the Naval Combat Demolition Units and Amphibious Scouts and Raiders. Located in Fort Pierce, the birth-

place of the Navy Frogmen, the museum promotes public educa-tion by providing the opportunity to explore the history of the U.S. Navy SEALS while honoring our fallen at the SEAL Memorial and caring for those warrior families through the Trident House. We have a dynamic new wing of

Event to benefit the Navy SEAL Museum and Trident House (Rain date: April 28)For Veteran Voice

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shape 4. Tattoo (slang) 7. Therapeutic resort 10. His ark 12. Organized crime heads 14. Actor Connery 15. Free from danger 16. Honey badger 17. Part of a deck 18. Cause to run off the tracks 20. Classical music form 22. Defensive nuclear weapon 23. Volt-ampere 24. “Socrate” composer Erik 26. Keep up 29. Foot raced 30. The 44th President 35. Aboriginal (abbr.) 36. Wedding vow 37. 21st Hebrew letter 38. “Little Man Tate” director 44. Teletype (Computers) 45. Discovered alternating

current 46. Tears down (alt. sp.) 48. Resinlike substance in

shellac 49. Military mailbox 50. Smoothed wood 53. Old Testament book 56. Japanese lake with

marimo 57. Card, dining or coffee 59. Checks 61. Telephone exchange

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colonnades 63. Pigmented eye membrane 64. No. French river 65. Airborne (abbr.) 66. Shock therapy

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system 2. Highway 3. Eating house 4. Afrikaans 5. Likely 6. Foot digits 7. Place to sit 8. For in Spanish 9. Also or including 11. N W Afghan city 12. Black Sea peninsula 13. Language of Slovakia 14. Divine Egyptian beetle 19. What a baby wears to eat 21. River of NE Ecuador & N

Peru 24. European wooden shoe 25. Positive pole 27. Hereditary social class

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world class exhibits at the museum that will tell the story of our U.S. Navy SEALS in the global war on terror. The exhibits will fully open in 2013 with the help of fundraisers such as this one.

the golf tournament, luncheon and auction:

The Moorings Club is uniquely tucked away on Vero Beach’s bar-rier island and offers a truly remarkable golfing experience. The course meanders along the Indian River unveiling beautiful scen-ery, abundant wildlife and dramatic waterfront panorama. The day begins with a continental breakfast, registration and a viewing of Navy SEAL vehicles, boats and other artifacts. Former Navy SEALS will mingle, play golf with the participants and prove that most of our elite warriors spend little time on the Golf course. The conclu-sion of the day includes a lunch banquet, awarding of prizes, and bidding on silent and one-of-a-kind liveauction items. There will be plenty of time to meet and talk with

former U.S. SEALS and other special guests. Most important of all, we will be supporting our Navy Special War-

fare community at a time when they need our support the most.Breakfast and registration will be from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

Scramble (best ball) format and shotgun start at 9 a.m.; luncheon starts at 1 p.m. with prizes and an auction to follow.

‘The point of contact for the tournament regarding Entry Regis-tration is Tom Juliano. He can he reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at (772) 696-2009. The point of contact for the tournament regarding sponsorship inquiries is

Mike Bell. He can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at (772) 231-3522.

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Harbor Place is having a fundrais-er for the Southeast Florida Hon-or Flight with a St. Patrick’s Day

“Dine or Dash” on Sunday, March 17 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Harbor Place is located at 3700

S.W. Jennings Road in Port St. Luc-ie. Call (772) 337-4330 to RSVP.

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County Veterans Service OfficersSt. Lucie County, Donna CarlsenPhone: (772) 337-5670Fax: (772) [email protected] J. Conrad Building(formerly the Walton Road Annex Bldg.)1664 S.E. Walton Road, Suite 205Port St. Lucie, FL 34952By appointmentMon., Tues, Thurs, Fri * 8:30 am-4:30 pmWed * 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. St. Lucie County Community Services Bldg.(Corner of Avenue D and 7th Street)437 N. Seventh St., Fort Pierce, FL 34950Walk-insMon. and Fri. * 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Brevard Veteran’s Services Office2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way,Bldg. B, Suite 102, Viera, FL 32940Office: (321) 633-2012Fax: (321) 637-5432Mon., Tues. and Thurs., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.Wed. and Fri, 8 a.m.-noonManager: Glenn McGuffieIndian River CountyJoel HermanVero Beach 2525 St. Lucie Ave.,Vero Beach, FL 32960 Ph: (772) 226-1499 Fax: (772) 770-5038Sebastian Square 11602 U.S. 1, Sebastian, FL 32958 Ph: (772) 589-6597 Fax: (772) 581-4988

Martin CountyTony Reese, Veterans Service Office SupervisorNick Ciotti, Veterans Service Officer(772) 288-5448Veterans Services OfficeMartin County Community Services435 S.E. Flagler Ave., Stuart, FL 34994Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.VA Life Insurance Ctr., Phil., PA - 1-800-669-8477 VA Regional Office - 1-800-827-1000 VA Medical Ctr, W. Palm Beach - 1-800-972-8262 Pharmacy, VA Medical Center - 1-800-317-8387 Military Retired Pay Activities, Cleveland, OH - (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force ONLY) 1-800-321-1080 Military Retired Pay Activities, Topeka, KS - (Coast Guard ONLY)1-800-772-8724 Survivor Benefits (SBP),Denver, CO - 1-800-435-3396 Stuart VA Clinic - (772) 288-0304 Okeechobee CountyVeterans Services office (863) 763-6441, Ext 5.Fax: (863) 763-0118.Orlando VA Medical Cente5201 Raymond St., Orlando, FL 32803(407) 629-1599 or (800) 922-7521Telephone Care(407) 599-1404 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon. - Fri. (800) 645-6895 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mon - Fri (321) 637-3625 Viera patients8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mon. - Fri. (877) 741-3400 Weekends, holidays, evenings and nights

West Palm Beach Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center7305 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33410(561) 422-8262 or (800) 972-8262 Telephone Care(561) 422-6838 (866) 383-9036 Open 24 hours - 7 daysViera VA Outpatient Clinic2900 Veterans Way, Viera, FL 32940Phone: (321) 637-3788 1 (877) 878-8387Mon. - Fri. - 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.St Lucie County PTSD Clinical Team (PCT) Outpatient Program126 S.W. Chamber Court,Port St Lucie, FL 34986Phone: (772) 878-7876Fort Pierce Community BasedOutpatient Clinic727 North U.S. 1, Fort Pierce, FL 34950Phone: (772) 595-5150Fax: (772) 595-6560St Lucie Community Based Outpatient Clinic128 S.W. Chamber Court,Port Saint Lucie, FL 34986Phone: (772) 344-9288Stuart Community BasedOutpatient Clinic 3501 S E Willoughby Boulevard,Stuart, FL 34997Phone: (772) 288-0304Fax: (772) 288-1371Vero Beach Community BasedOutpatient Clinic372 17th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960Phone: (772) 299-4623Fax: (772) 299-4632

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