SAN ANTONIO – It was a day of caring and sharing with military veterans on Friday as the annual National Salute to Veteran Patients took place at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital.
Valentines made by local school children were handed out to veteran patients.
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Officials with the South Texas Veterans Health Care System said the National Salute program provides an opportunity to reach out to the community and invite people to visit patients and hear their stories of sacrifice and heroism.
“You ask them about their service or their branch of service or where they served, the era they served in, and the stories start to flow,” said Joyce Brown, with the South Texas Veteran Health Care System. “The beauty of it is to see the engagement, particularly of our current military, and speaking to someone in a past era, and it really weaves a beautiful story.”
If you would like to volunteer your time to help veterans, call the South Texas Veteran Health Care System at 210-617-5107. There is also a student volunteer program for youths 14 and older.
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