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The Treasure Coast has been missing about a hundred faces since November. They’re home now with big smiles. On Friday, Aug. 23, the Florida National Guard’s 806th Military Police Company returned home from a deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The company is sta-tioned in Fort Pierce. It was the company’s second de-

ployment to Afghanistan. It was also deployed in 2004 to 2005. Staff Sgt. Andres Moreira Jr. was in both deployments. He said deploying is something a soldier never starts liking. “One really never looks forward

to going back,” he said. “For the most part, it was nerve-racking. You can do all the training in the world, but when you’re expecting the unexpected that’s very scary. Not knowing if you’ll come home the same way, in one piece, that’s very scary.”Moreira is back home just in

time for his daughter, Autumn, to start high school. “Scaring off guys is what I’ll be

doing,” he said. His son Alex is starting his last

year of elementary school. The 33-year-old joined the guard back in 1998, shortly after high school. “I was in (Army Junior ROTC) in

high school,” Moreira said. “Going through ROTC in high school, you tend to have a respect for the military.” Staff Sgt. Jose Angulo also lives

in Port St. Lucie. He’s been in the

National Guard for 12 years. This was his second deployment to Afghanistan, too. There were big differences between the two de-ployments for him. Back in 2004,

he had a friend named Amy. “When I came home, we started

dating,” Angulo said. When he got his boots back on

Florida this time, Angulo’s wife

was waiting for him. “It was a big change for her,”

he said. “Last time, we were just

The 806th is back home

Photo courtesy of the Florida National Guard, Thomas Kielbasa photographer 1st. Lt. Danial Harris is back home with his family. The Florida National Guard’s 806th Military Police Company returned home on Friday, Aug. 23. The company was on deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom since November. The company is stationed in Fort Pierce.

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Veterans in Fort Pierce have some new digs. On Friday, Aug. 23, the West Palm Beach Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center had the grand opening for St. Lucie County’s new Commu-nity Based Outpatient Clinic. The clinic is at 1901 South 25th

Street, suite 103. Dr. Darin Rubin, chief of prima-

ry care at the West Palm VAMC, said the new 9,100-square-foot facility will greatly improve many services to area veterans. “It increases our mental-health

capacity significantly over our old facility,” he said. Fort Pierce’s old CBOC, 727

North U.S. Highway 1, was about 8,400 square feet. The VA used that facility for 15 years. Jeffrey Lambert is national medical di-rector for MedMark, the company the VA contracts with to run the Fort Pierce CBOC. When Veteran Voice asked him how the new facility would improve area veter-ans’ medical services, he replied

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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographerThe West Palm Beach Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center celebrated their grand opening with a ceremonial ribbon cutting for St. Lucie County’s new Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Fort Pierce Friday, Aug. 23. From left: Charleen Szabo, Vet-eran’s Administration medical center director, Darin Rubin, chief of primary care, Congressman Patrick Murphy, Chris Dzadovsky, St. Lucie County Commissioner, and Linda Hudson, mayor of Fort Pierce, Kim Johnson, and St. Lucie County Commissioner, Jeffrey Lambert, national medical director for MedMark.See CBOC page 5

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friends. This time she had to go through it in the front seat.” That made things different for

him, too. “Last time, my parents took care

of everything,” Angulo said. “This time, I had to get involved and worry about my wife, worry about

my house.” The 806 was overseeing detain-

ees this time around. Last deploy-ment, it provided force protection. “First deployment, we were

protection for a civil affairs unit,” Moreira said.That took the company to Af-

ghan villages last deployment. This time around, they didn’t

have much interaction with lo-cals. The 806 was designated an internment resettlement company in 2009. Moreira said most on the last deployment weren’t around last time. The biggest difference between

the deployments for him? “Rank, age, and responsibility,”

Moreira said.

Angulo said he dreaded separa-tion from Amy this deployment, but he was looking forward to putting his training to practice. “I was excited, because I’m in a

different part of my career and I’m leading troops,” he said.

The Florida National Guard’s 806th Military Police Company returned home on Friday, Aug. 23. The company was on deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom since November. The company is stationed in Fort Pierce.

Photo courtesy of Congressman Patrick Murphy

On Friday, Aug. 23, hundreds greeted the returning 806th Military Police Company, Fort Pierce. Some were well-wishing strangers. Others were parents, spouses and children. Staff Sgt. Andres Moreira Jr. said soldiers never get used to deploy-ments.

Photo courtesy of Congressman Patrick Murphy

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with a question. “Have you visited the old

facility?” he said. “We have much more room

here,” Lambert said. “The VA put much more equipment here.” Mayor Linda Hudson said

she’d visited the old location with family members receiv-ing care. She said it had parking shortages and obvious signs of building aging. “I’m going to miss the old spot, but I know you will not

miss the old spot,” she told veterans gathered for the grand opening.Rubin said the Fort Pierce CBOC has about 5,100 pa-

tients. It’s hovered around that number for a few years. Most are Vietnam-era veterans. He said the move helped the West Palm VAMC tailor equipment to the needs of that age group. “Vietnam is one of the groups we’re targeting to come to

our clinics and medical centers,” Rubin said. To receive care at VA medical facilities, veterans must

enroll. Those who served in the Vietnam-era are among the most difficult to convince to use VA care, according to many. The youngest Vietnam-era veterans are now in their late 50s. Most are in their 60s to early 70s. The Florida Department of Veterans Affairs, a state agency not affiliated with the federal one, estimates that Viet-nam-era veterans are the largest group in the Sunshine State. Of Florida’s 1.6 million veterans, about 500,000 served during the Vietnam era. While the overall population of veterans is declining,

Rubin said VA demographers predict the Treasure Coast will see a growing population of Vietnam-era veterans over the next decade. “This area up here, St. Lucie County, the VA projects

will be an area of growth,” he said. One of the services expanded by the opening of the

new, larger clinic is telehealth. Rubin said more St. Lucie patients will be able to visit with specialists at the West Palm VAMC, and from all over the country, with-out having to drive out of town. “It allows our veterans to get treatment in their own

community,” he said. Mary Ann Goodman, public affairs officer, said more

than 60,000 veterans live in the West Palm VAMC’s area — Palm Beach, Hendry, Glades, Okeechobee, Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties. It has six CBOCs. In addition to Fort Pierce, there are VA outpatient clinics in Vero Beach, Stuart, Delray Beach, Boca Raton and Okeechobee. Among those at the open house was Congressman Pat-

rick Murphy, FL-18. He told attendees that his district, which stretches from Fort Pierce southward to Palm Beach, is in the top 50 with veterans populations. “If there is anything you think the VA could be doing

better, should be doing better, let us know,” he said. There are about 40 CBOCs in Florida.

Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographerFrom front to back, Shanna Morse tours Congressman Patrick Murphy along with Mary Ann Goodman, public affairs director for the West Palm Beach VA, and St. Lucie County commissioners Kim Johnson, and Chris Dzadovsky, staff member Denise Burns through the new Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’s Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Fort Pierce Friday, Aug. 23. The facility is locat-ed at 1901 South 25th St in Fort Pierce.

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“Vietnam is one of the groups we’re targeting to come to our clinics and medical centers.”

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been very involved with many vet-eran groups. With the American Legion, I was a post commander, division commander and a coun-ty commander. With the VFW, I was a service officer and with the Disabled American Veterans, I was a chapter commander. I also served on, the advisory board to the director of the Northport Vet-erans Medical Center and on the Board of Directors for the Home-less Veterans in Long Island, N.Y. I believe I can speak from expe-rience the people who really help the military veterans and those that are questionable. The U.S. Veterans Adminis-

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organizations who legally get a nonprofit status and use the vet-erans as pawns to collect money so they can create a lucrative job for themselves. These organiza-tions use the same advertise-ment technique to lull the public with sympathy. For example, to list those who use emotions on the TV media: “Save The Chil-dren of the World” — TV $19 per month, “Save The Dogs” — TV $19 per month, “Save The Polar Bear” — TV $8 per month, “Save The Tiger” — TV $8 per month, “Salute to American Heroes” —

TV donations “Hospital Veterans Organizations” — TV Donations, Disabled Veterans Foundation – Wearing BDU: uniforms on street corners, and the most adver-tised on TV and Magazines, “The Wounded Warrior” — $19 per month. It is to be noted when “The

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the narrator supposedly describes the programs, which is never in detail or clear, what you see in the background is the rehabili-tation scenes from the Veterans Administration medical centers. This is deception. They pay or they help a few, very few, veter-ans to give testimony of receiving help. This is how they dupe the public with its million-dollar false advertisement. They even got celebrities to

endorse their false mission. After they stimulate the public’s emo-tions, they ask for a $19-per-month donation. To validate what I am saying, I

wish to quote a columnist called Eve Samples of Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers, Dec. 6, 2012, which exposes the operations of the “Wounded Warrior” organiza-tion. “The ubiquitous veterans

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Mitch Kloorfain/chief photographerFor just a $1 contribution benefitting the upcoming 9/11 Heroes Run, Jillian Bisciotta, 9, takes a spin for prizes in front of volunteer Michael Fronsoe during Spirit Night at Chik-fil-A in Stuart. The second annual 5k run benefits Operation 300, named for local soldier Aaron Vaughn, and Justin Wings, named for local soldier Justin Wilson, will take place Saturday morning Sept. 7 at Jensen Beach.

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Both said that there are many differences in Afghanistan since 2005. Some things, however, are the same. The weather, for in-stance. “It was cold when we got there,”

Angulo said. “It was snowing. Then it was bitter cold. Then it got hot. Really hot.” Operation Enduring Freedom –

Afghanistan is America’s longest military engagement, depending on how historical engagements are measured. Some military historians hold that Vietnam was longer, noting the presence of U.S. military personnel in Viet-nam going back to the 1950s. However, most count the Vietnam War from when Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution in 1964 to the withdrawal of ground troops in 1973. OEF – Afghanistan started in

October 2001, shortly after the massive terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 that year. The Florida Nation-al Guard reports that more than 17,000 members have deployed in support of federal mobiliza-tions over the last 12 years. Moreira said Afghan society

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their own lives and move on,” he said. The United States has progres-

sively pulled back from combat operations and shifted to training Afghan forces. President Barack

Obama has worked toward a 2014 exit of American forces from Afghanistan, but has left open the possibility of remaining longer. “Last time, we didn’t work with

the Afghan national army,” An-gulo said. “This time we worked closely with them.” Moreira and Angulo offered

tips to the community about the returning guard members. Both said little displays of support and gratitude for their service mean a lot. Both also said that it’s help-ful when friends, co-workers, neighbors and others are willing to listen, but not pushy about talking to guard members about their deployments. “The one thing I can tell you not

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