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If fortune were a person, it would look like former helicopter mechanic and Army medic, Alfred Pratt, who recently ran a 5K race after having a double lung transplant.

Pratt crossing the finish line at the

U.S. Army Veteran Leketia Webb has been on a 10-year journey to control her diabetes.

Tampa VA Dr. Ashleigh Joseph, women’s health clinical pharmacy specialist speaks with U.S. Army Veteran Leketia Webb.

Melissa McDade spent many years hiding her secret from the world, but those days are no more. She’s ready to talk and hopeful her message can save someone’s life.

Noah and Melissa McDade

#Team Tampa VA supports with leadership, participation and observation at Tampa International Airport's mass casualty exercise honing skills and forging collaboration with federal, county and city first-responders.

Mass casualty group Photo

U.S. Army Veteran Matt Brinkley remembers 2009 in Afghanistan and the sound of silence.

U.S. Army Veteran Matt Brinkley (center) with fellow Veterans from the VFW

"I figure I bought him about 10 minutes, which it looked like he needed."

Tampa VA Officer Demarest

Sgt. 1st Class (Ret.) Nick Morales will never forget the day he learned he would no longer be serving in the U.S. Army.

Then-U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nick Morales on deployment to Iraq, with the 1st Inf. Div.

What is most important when delivering world-class health care for Veterans? Ask Beau Williams, and he’ll proudly admit, “It’s about connecting, instilling hope, and inviting everyone to the table.”

Beau WIlliams

Don Bronto lives by three letters – C.P.R.

Don Bronto and family

Interwoven in the fabric of world-class healthcare across James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital & Clinics is a valued force called volunteers.

Tampa VA Red Coat Ambassadors