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MiG fighterThousands

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By Patrick McCallisterFor Veteran Voice

Nations were feverishly devel-oping combat jet aircraft during World War II, but none of the early models ever brawled with each other. Korea was where pioneer pi-lots would learn about jet combat by baptism in fire. Indialantic’s Norman Charles

“Bud” Evans was one of the first. He was in the air over South Korea on an intelligence mission the sec-ond day of the war. “The real war in Korea was not in

the air, but on the ground,” Evans said. “(The F-80 Shooting Star) was designed to be an air-to-air airplane, and we were using it for ground support. Before then, no one thought it would be any good down there. Everyone thought that a single bullet could make the fast rotating engine fly apart.” Evans is a member of Titusville’s

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Korean War pilot recounts his days of facing off with the SovietsBy Patrick McCallisterFor Veteran Voice

ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A heartbroken community, family and more than 2,000 law en-forcement officers from across the country mourned the death of St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Sgt. Gary Morales, 35, at Westside Baptist Church in Fort Pierce Monday as they bid farewell to the fallen hero who died in the line of duty on Feb. 28 doing

what those close to him said God placed him on Earth to do: help and pro-tect his fellow man.More

than 4,000 attend-ed the viewing and service. Gov. Rick Scott and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi were among those who

attended to pay their respects.St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken

Mascara delivered a touching eulogy. He often spoke direct-ly to Sgt. Morales’s two young daughters, Brooklynn and Jordan, who were seated near their father’s casket, which was draped in an American flag.“Every day your dad told us

how much he loved you,” said Mascara, who announced the Sheriff’s Office Training Com-plex will be named the Sgt. Gary Morales Training Complex. “He’s going to be watching over you every day.”Throughout the service, Mo-

rales was hailed as a hero, but most importantly as a loving fa-

Sgt. Gary Morales

By Nicole RodriguezStaff [email protected]

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Air Force veteran served 12 years with St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office

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Elks holding St. Pat’s Day parade Saturday The Vero Beach Elks Lodge is sponsoring its 4th

Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 9 at 1 p.m. The parade stages at the VB High School foot-ball stadium at 11:45 a.m. The theme this year is recognizing veterans, past

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veterans organizations, will depart at 1 p.m. and proceed down 14th Avenue to the Heritage Center. Following the parade, there will be a party and cel-ebration at the Vero Beach Elks Lodge, 1350 26th St., featuring music and a bagpipe band. Corned beef sandwiches and beverages will be available.

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et-made MiG-15s that were tossed into the fight. “None of us had even seen a

picture of the MiG,” he said. “None of us knew what it was, what it looked like. We had the best jet, so, ‘Let’s go get them.” Evan’s attitude changed after his

first scrape with a MiG. It’s approaching 60 years now.

On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended without ending. That day, an armistice was signed that stopped the shooting, but left the world perilously hanging on an edge called the 38th Parallel. Today the Korean Demilitarized

Zone — splitting the peninsula into different worlds more than different countries — remains a glaciated remnant of the Cold War. Many warn that holdout of an otherwise bygone era could ignite into a consuming, possibly nuclear, fire. But, back when the shooting was

on, Evans got his first look at a MiG. “I was on one of the first MiG pa-

trols,” he said. “We were attacked, when we thought we would attack them. I learned in a hurry that the F-80 was not going to be any good against the MiGs.” When he realized that he wasn’t

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Photo courtesy of Phyllis Lilienthal1st Lt. Norman Charles ‘Bud’ Evans was one of the first pilots to fly and do battle with the Soviet-built MiGs.See MIG page 10

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ther, husband, brother, son and uncle. Family and friends said Morales’s larger-than-life person-ality and electric smile won’t ever fade from their minds.Morales’s teenage nephew,

Nicholas Morales, gave the public a glimpse into the pain his grief-stricken family is ex-periencing. Nicholas said it’s a heart-wrenching thought that he’ll never embrace his uncle again.“Me and my Uncle Gary had a

relationship like no other,” Nich-olas said. “He was my best friend. We would crack jokes, play Xbox and just hang out.”“My Uncle Gary was the life of

the party. He liked to make his presence known. Now he’s gone,” Nicholas said. “It’s still so unreal to me that my uncle is (lying) in a casket, but he died a hero.”One of Morales’s nieces sobbed

as she spoke directly to her de-parted uncle.“Uncle Gary, you’re a hero;

you’re my guardian angel; I love you. Rest in peace,” she said.St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Sgt.

Rob Pettit said he and Morales were so close, he named Morales the godfather of his third daugh-ter. Pettit said Morales was a man who always put himself last and would give the shirt off his back to a stranger in need.“We only get a few true friends

in life – the really good ones. The ones you can really count on when the chips are down and it’s going to get ugly,” Pettit said. “Gary was that type of friend.”“You’d ask him for anything and

you’d get the same response. ‘No problem. Anything I could do.’”“When I shaved my head in

support of sick cancer kids, there was Gary right next to me shav-ing it all off,” said Pettit, who also described Morales as a comedian who always made people laugh when he would tie his shirt into a bikini top and stick his butt out. “He was generous … He once gave me his car to drive to Memphis … he helped me move like three times. That says some-thing.”Pettit also divulged why fellow

deputies called Morales “Foo,” which is short for “Foo-Foo.”“He was forever vain and forever

worried about his appearance,” said Pettit, who admired Mo-rales’s “boyish good looks.”“He was always dressed sharp

to the nines. Never a hair out of place. That was Foo,” Pettit said. “We gave him that nickname because of the basket of spong-es and lotions and powders he would carry with him in and out of the locker room.”Doug Miller, a Royal Palm Beach

resident and rider with the Pa-triot Guard Riders, stood watch outside with his fellow brothers, who formed an American flag line. The group frequently attends military deployments and funer-als of veterans and law enforce-ment officers to show support, Miller said.“It breaks my heart because

they’re just doing their job,” the Vietnam Navy veteran said. “His service was very admirable. He put his life on the line for every-body.”“The Garys of the world are the

reason we can sleep safely at night,” Miller said.St. Lucie County Commissioner

Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Sheriff Ken Mascara and Chief Deputy Garry Wilson stand at attention during the ser-vice for Sgt. Gary Morales at Forest Hills Memorial Park in Palm City Monday, March 4. Sgt. Morales was killed in the line of duty Thursday, Feb. 28 in Fort Pierce.

Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographerMartin County Sheriff’s deputies stand at attention at the entrance of Westside Bap-tist Church in Fort Pierce prior to the start of the funeral for Sgt. Gary Morales of the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Morales was killed in the line of duty Thursday, Feb. 28 in Fort Pierce.

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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographer Officers from across the state stand at attention during the funeral service for Sgt. Gary Morales at Forest Hills Memorial Park in Palm City Monday, March 4. . Sgt. Morales was killed in the line of duty Thursday, Feb. 28 in Fort Pierce.

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Chris Dzadovsky said despite the clear skies outside, a dark cloud now hangs over the Treasure Coast.“It’s a sad day in St. Lucie Coun-

ty. The county has a heavy heart today,” he said. “We lost a local hero.”“It’s always sad to lose a first

responder in any way shape or form, but in this case it was completely senseless,” Dzadovsky said. “Our hearts go out to the family and all other first respond-ers.”Martin County Sheriff’s Lt. Bill

Dowdy said Morales’s death serves as a reminder of how dan-gerous the job really is.“This is a situation we could

have all found ourselves in, but today is all about Sgt. Morales and his family,” Dowdy said. “We’re here to show our support for them.”St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Sgt.

Brian Rhodes choked back tears as he remembered Morales.“Sgt. Morales is one of the finest

people I’ve known, not to mention one of the best law enforcement officers I’ve ever met,” Rhodes said. “He was a good guy, a pub-lic servant.”Port St. Lucie resident and for-

mer New York City Police Depart-ment Officer Al Hickey said the spectacular show of support from law enforcement officers from as

far away as Chicago and Maine didn’t surprise him.“Law enforcement comes togeth-

er in tragic deaths like this. It breaks everyone’s hearts,” Hickey said. “Gary Morales was a great young man and a real hero.”Sgt. Gary Morales was a 12-year

veteran of the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office. The Bronx na-tive served in the United States Air Force in 1995 when he was stationed in San Antonio and was honorably discharged in 1999.During his military tenure,

Morales received the Air Force Achievement Medal, Outstanding Unit Award, Good Conduct Med-al, National Defense Service Med-al, Overseas Long Tour Ribbon, Longevity Service Award Ribbon and Air Force Training Ribbon.Morales joined the St. Lucie

County Sheriff’s Office in Octo-ber 2000. He holds a bachelor of arts degree and a Master’s degree in criminal justice from Keiser University.Morales served in Uniform Pa-

trol, School Resource, S.W.A.T. and Special Investigations and the Training Unit. He was a firearms, defensive tactics and driving instructor. Morales also was a CrossFit instructor. His last assignment was in Uniform Patrol. He was promoted to ser-geant Jan. 18.In 2001, he posed undercover as

Shooting suspect in custody in next county; no bond

As the public said goodbye to its hero, Gary Morales’s ac-cused killer, Eriese Alphonso Tisdale, 25, is being held with-out bond in a Martin County jail for safety reasons. He is charged with first degree pre-meditated murder.In an arrest affidavit, Tisdale

told investigators he was going to the store when he noticed Morales was following him. Tisdale claims Morales pulled

him over and with his hand on his gun, ordered Tisdale to the ground. Tisdale said he pulled off in fear of his life because of Morales’s tone and hand on his gun. Tisdale said Morales used his patrol car to ram him to another stop.The report states Morales

called in a pursuit the morning of Feb. 28 near Oleander Ave-

nue in Fort Pierce. Morales had at least three gunshot wounds. One wound was to the side of the head, the report states.

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Lee, Thunderbirds’ public affairs, announced that the air demon-stration team will be grounded af-ter April 1 due to the federal-bud-get sequestration. “We are the last show,” Terry

Yon, public relations officer for the museum, said. “There’s no one after us.” The Thunderbirds were sched-

uled for at least four appearances in Florida this year. The team has already done a flyover at the Day-tona 500. It was also scheduled to appear in Fort Lauderdale in April and at the Cocoa Beach Air & Space Show, Oct. 19 to 20. Bryan Lilley, promoter of the

Cocoa Beach show, said he’s confident the Thunderbirds will fly twice in Brevard County this year. “Our show is not until October,

which is a long way off and after a new fiscal year,” Lilley said. “We believe the team will be back in action by Oct. 1.” The federal fiscal year starts on

Oct. 1. The Cocoa Beach show is one

of the last scheduled appearanc-es for the air team in 2013. The Thunderbirds had 60 scheduled appearances in 38 locations. Lilley said that even if the Thunderbirds don’t appear at the 5th annual Cocoa Beach Air & Space Show, there are enough other attractions to ensure its success.

A new federal fiscal year is no guarantee that the Thunderbirds will head back to the air-show cir-cuit in 2013. It’s 2013-2014 bud-get talk time in Washington, D.C. Thing is, no one’s talking about the next fiscal year yet, according to congressional insiders. Previously, Congress passed and

the president signed the Budget Control Act of 2011. The Joint Se-lect Committee on Deficit Reduc-tion, often called the super com-mittee, formed to work out a deal for Congress to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling to avoid sovereign default on previous-ly-appropriated spending. The committee hatched the idea

of giving Congress and President Barack Obama a frightening prospect if they couldn’t agree on budget cuts and revenue increas-es — sequestration, automatic across-the-board spending cuts over 10 years accompanied by expiring tax reductions. Many be-lieved the prospect of across-the-board budget cuts that could send the nation into recession would force Congress and the president to work toward more agreeable solutions.While some compromises have

happened, the Congress and White House are still locked in budget battles that have brought on the budget sequestration. The April and October air shows

are in Republican Congressman

Bill Posey’s 8th District. Spokes-man George Cecala said that if Posey had his way, the Thun-derbirds would be planning for upcoming shows, not canceling them. “Mr. Posey opposed the Budget

Control Act, and voted twice last year for sequestration-replace-ment legislation,” Cecala said. “We’ve been concerned about this.”Cecala said that the congress-

man preferred more targeted bud-get cuts to eliminate waste, rather than drastic, across-the-board ones. Cecala said Congressman Posey is aware of and concerned about the fact that veteran organi-zations’ local posts and chapters, along with other not-for-profit organizations, often plan fundrais-ers around air shows featuring the Thunderbirds and the Navy’s Blue Angels. The Navy team, too, has canceled

appearances. At its Facebook page, the team’s public relations officials announced that the Blue Angels were cancelling four April shows, including one at MacDill Air Force Base, near Tampa. “The Navy will wait until the last

possible moment before making cancellations beyond April,” the post said. “The Blue Angels are currently training so that if the decision to cancel April shows is reversed, the team can continue to perform and inspire future gener-

ations of sailors and Marines.” In a statement to the press, the

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reallocate flying hours to combat readiness training, which will enable more sorties for combat readiness and deployment com-mitments, ensuring strategic air defense forces are ready to meet the challenges of peacetime air sovereignty and wartime air de-fense,” it reads. Yon said that it cost the War

Bird Museum about $35,000 to get the Thunderbirds. He said since news of the show cancella-tions hit, interest in the annual Warbirds Museum show seems to have spiked. “We were very, very lucky to

have the last show for a long time,” he said. “I’ve seen an in-creased interest in the public and media. It is a great coup for us to have the Thunderbirds.”Nevertheless, Yon said he

laments for other shows that have gotten cancellations. The air show is scheduled for

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a high school student in “Opera-tion Safe Kid.” His efforts allowed the Sheriff’s Office to make 21 ar-rests on 73 charges ranging from drug violations to the removal of serial numbers from a firearm. “Sgt. Morales earned a repu-

tation for decisive action dealing with crimes in progress, inves-tigative skill and compassion for victims of crime, as letters of commendation in his file indi-cate,” sheriff’s spokesman Mark Weinberg said in a press release. His departmental honors in-

cluded four Unit Citations, three Exceptional Duty and two Safe Driver awards.Morales is the first deputy killed

on the job since Master Deputy Steve Roberts was struck by an-other motorist in 1999.Members of the community lined

the streets to watch the 26-mile-long procession of several thou-sand cars to Forest Hills Me-morial Park in Palm City where Morales was buried. The hearse was flanked by S.W.A.T. vehicles

and cars carrying Morales’s wife, Holly, daughters, three broth-ers — one of whom is a St. Lucie County Sheriff’s deputy — and his parents, who live in Lake Charles in St. Lucie West.Fort Pierce resident Chris Lee

and her sister, Connie Stevens of Georgia, stood on Okeechobee Road with American flags.“It breaks my heart,” Stevens

said. “We owe these first respond-ers the respect and all the honor we can give them at a time like this,” Stevens said. “I think it’s just sad it has to take something like this for us to show it.”Morales family friend and Port

St. Lucie resident Nora Candelar-io stood on Becker Road as the procession passed. She remem-bered Morales as a loving spirit and the life of every event.“I was talking to his father a

week ago. He was a proud fa-ther,” she said. “He told me Gary made sergeant.”“Gary was happy and always

smiling,” she said. “The minute he came around, his nephews and nieces just jumped around him.”

Morales was still seated in the driver’s seat of the patrol car with his gun still in the holster when other deputies arrived at the scene, the report says.

A criminal history check showed Tisdale is a one-time convict-ed felon. In 2010, Tisdale was charged for possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and for possession of marijuana with intent to sell.

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MORALES from page 6

Photo courtesy of Alex Boerner/Scripps Treasure Coast NewspapersSt. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara eulogized Sgt. Gary Morales during services at Westside Baptist Church Monday, March 4 in Fort Pierce. “Every day your dad told us how much he loved you,” said Mascara while looking at his two daughters, Brooklynn and Jordan. Sgt. Morales was killed in the line of duty Thursday, Feb. 28 in Fort Pierce.

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ly agree that the first fight be-tween the P-80 and MiG-15 hap-pened on Nov. 1, 1950. Things get a bit murky about whether a MiG took down a Shooting Star that day. However, historians seem to agree that on Nov. 8 the American jet had shot down a Mig. Through the war, Americans developed jets more evenly matched against the MiG and regained air superiority.“It was when we got the F-9 and

F-86 that we regained air suprem-acy,” Terry Yon, public relations officer at the museum, said. However, the F-80 proved valu-

able for taking out another dif-ficult target. Evans was among the first jet pilots to take on hard ground targets. “Nothing we had at the beginning

of the war was effective against the (Soviet) T-34 tank,” Evans said. “It just so happened that the first mission with the shape-charged rockets was mine. I fired my first two shape-charged rock-

ets and fortunately destroyed the tank.” Proving that jets could fight

alongside ground troops. “It was a good airplane for

ground support, although it wasn’t designed for that,” Evans said. He’d started his flying career in

World War II, and served active and reserve duty until 1966. The generation of pioneer jet pilots is dying. Evans said he’s out of local friends who flew jets in the Korean War. To help preserve the memories of those early com-bat jet pilots, Evans has written numerous articles and a few book manuscripts. He’s seeking a pub-lisher for his latest, “Aviating with Evans.” Evans said his most important

lesson from Korea was how im-portant it is for service members in the fight to feel the nation’s support “I flew two tours in Korea,” he

said. “I was tired of flying low and getting shot at. I came back to the states and found out nobody really cared what happened in Korea. When I was doing it, I was under the impression we were well supported.” The Brevard Korean War Vet-

erans Association has about 60 members. The chapter meets at

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the Brevard Veterans Memorial Center, 400 S. Sykes Causeway, Merritt Island. Those meetings are on the first Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. The Valiant Air Command War

Bird Museum is at 6600 Tico Road, Titusville. The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except certain holidays. Among its dis-plays are an F-80, an F-86 Sabre, an F-9 Cougar, and the jet they squared against, a MiG-15. To get a Korean War veteran to

talk with a group, call Rod Smith at (321) 632-6702.

MIG from page 10Miller, Michaud aim to fund entire veterans budget one year in advance

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Re-cently, Chairman Jeff Miller (FL-01) and Ranking Member Mike Michaud (Maine-02) introduced H.R. 813, the Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013. The bill would require Con-

gress to fully fund the Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs’ dis-cretionary budget a year ahead of schedule, ensuring that all VA services will have timely, predictable funding in an era where continuing resolutions and threats of government shut-downs are all too frequent. “If there is one thing people in

Washington and across Ameri-ca agree on, it’s that we should never let funding for veterans become a casualty of Washington gridlock. I’m proud to introduce this bipartisan bill, which would simply enact into law the wide-ly accepted view that America’s veterans should not be held responsible for Washington’s inability to reach an agreement on how to cut spending. Our vet-

erans were there for us when we needed them the most, and the Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 will ensure they have our support during their time of need.” Miller said. Currently, Congress funds the

medical care portion — roughly 86 percent of VA’s discretionary budget — at the beginning of each fiscal year. Providing the remainder of the discretionary budget — roughly $8 billion — up front would make it easier for VA to plan for key investments in information technology, claims processing and construction projects. It would also give Con-gress a greater level of oversight on multi-year funding propos-als, with one year building off of the next. During the 112th Congress, members of the Veter-ans’ Affairs Committee fought to ensure that VA would be com-pletely exempt from cuts under the sequester, and this bill is an extension of those efforts, sup-porters say. “Our veterans sacrificed all

they had for our protection, now

it’s up to us to protect the care and benefits they have earned for their service. The Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 is a com-mon-sense approach to en-suring that arbitrary budget cuts won’t jeopardize the care and benefits America has promised our veterans, and I am proud to co-sponsor it,” Michaud said.

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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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