National Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony to be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2023
PRESS RELEASE
March 16, 2023
Orlando , FL — On Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 11:00a.m. the Orlando VA Healthcare System (OVAHCS) along with Vietnam Unforgettable Memories Foundation, CFVMPF, and the Orange County Mayors Office will hold an event to honor Vietnam era Veterans in Central Florida at Memorial Park located at the Orlando VA Medical Center, in Lake Nona, Orlando, Fla.
Everyone is welcome to attend, and all Vietnam era Veterans present will be pinned. Additionally, the local Patriot Guard Riders chapter will sponsor the Traveling Vietnam War Wall (a replica of the original wall where visitors can look for their loved one’s name who served during the Vietnam War era). The Traveling Vietnam War Wall will be located in the lobby of the Orlando VA Medical Center from Sunday, March 26 – Friday, March 31.
Established in October 2006, the Orlando VA Healthcare System (VAHCS) was designated a 1a facility (most complex) in 2021, with more than 5,660 employees and an annual budget of $1.5B and serves more than 131,000 Veterans in Central Florida.
The Orlando VA Medical Center at Lake Nona provides outpatient, inpatient and emergency services. Lake Nona’s 65-acre medical campus encompasses 134 acute inpatient beds, providing complex Medical/Surgical/Mental Health specialty care, advanced diagnostic services, and a large multispecialty outpatient clinic as well as a 120-bed Community Living Center, two Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs/Domiciliaries (60-beds located at the Lake Nona Campus and 58-beds at the Lake Baldwin Campus). Outpatient services are provided at a Health Care Center in Viera, a Multispecialty Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Daytona Beach, and five Community-Based Outpatient Clinics located in Clermont, Kissimmee, Deltona, Palm Bay and Tavares.
Melanie Thomas, Public Affairs Officer
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