Mt. Carmel hosts Patriot Day of service to help others in our community

Published: Sep 13, 2024 Duration: 00:01:59 Category: News & Politics
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FULL FORECAST AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FOR THIS UPCOMING WEEK. DIANE WARREN, THANK YOU. SUPPORTING MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CULTURE IN THE PIKES PEAK REGION. ONE EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THE WORK DONE AT MOUNT CARMEL VETERANS SERVICE CENTER IN COLORADO SPRINGS. >> TODAY, MOUNT CARMEL HOSTED ITS PATRIOT DAY GIVE BACK EVENT TO HONOR THOSE WHO DIED ON 9.11 AND THE WAR ON TERROR NEWS FIVE'S PIPER VAN BREAKS DOWN HOW THIS ANNUAL EVENT SUPPORTS VETERANS IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> I'M HERE AT THE PATRIOT DAY GIVEBACK EVENT, AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, 400 MILITARY MEMBERS AND VETERANS ARE GATHERING HERE TODAY TO HONOR OUR HEROES. THEY WILL BE RECEIVING MEALS AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES. >> WE AN EMOTIONAL DAY AT MOUNT CARMEL HONORING OUR FALLEN HEROES WHO DIED ON 9.11 AND THE WARS THAT FOLLOWED BRING HERE THE PATRIOT DAY GIVE BACK IS AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT HONORS THOSE WHO SERVED AND GIVES BACK TO MILITARY MEMBERS. MICHAEL PURSLEY IS AN ARMY VETERAN WHO SERVED FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. HE TELLS ME THAT HE LIKE OTHER VETERANS BENEFIT FROM THE GIVE BACK. THE FOOD IS GOING TO HELP OUT, OF COURSE. BUT I THINK A LOT >> MEETING SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT HANDING OUT THERE WAS GENTLEMAN THAT SAID HE WAS HIRING VETERANS AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO ME, MARY, A MEME OF A LOT. IT WAS ALSO THERE. HE DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF CARING FOR VETERANS IN OUR COMMUNITY TODAY. >> IS ABOUT HEROES THAT WE HAVE THEIR BACKS JUST AS THE HAVE ARMIES FOR PERSONALLY. HE SAYS THAT THE GIVEBACK SHOWS JUST HOW MUCH YOUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTS OUR VETERANS. I CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, MOSTLY BECAUSE IT IS A BIG, HUGE MILITARY COMMUNITY. >> THAT THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPORT HERE. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE DONE A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE DONE. AND, YOU KNOW, AND >> REALLY DO CARE. ACTIVE DUTY, MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVED FOOD AND OTHER SUPPLIES.

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