FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 6, 2019
National Purple Heart Day is Wed., Aug. 7th
Community Breakfast Honors Purple Heart Recipients
(JACKSONVILLE) – Local charity We Can Be Heroes hosted a capacity crowd at its “Breakfast with Our Heroes” Saturday, in appreciation of all veterans and in honor of our Nation’s Combat Wounded to celebrate National Purple Heart Day, which is this Wednesday. Tickets for all veterans were complimentary as a token of appreciation for their service to our country.
Veterans with the Clara White Mission volunteered with other Patriots to serve the breakfast, held at Applebee’s on Butler Blvd, and the Atlantic Coast Young Marines chapter welcomed and visited with attendees. Honored guests included Veterans from Chapter 524 Military Order of the Purple Heart, World War II Veterans Walter Atwood and Bob Hall, and other Veterans who served abroad and at home.
“I felt so honored at this breakfast,” Veteran Steve Reynolds said, “Vets who fear being forgotten don’t need to worry here; Jacksonville always remembers its Vets.”
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We Can Be Heroes Foundation is an all-volunteer, nonprofit 501(c)3 public foundation located in Jacksonville, Fla. The Foundation honors the unsung heroes who walk among us, from Veterans, first responders, and medical personnel, to the custodial staff who clean up after the doctors and nurses finish. We Can Be Heroes Foundation celebrates these unsung heroes—and the extraordinary spirit of Americans—with publicity, periodic recognition programs and educational forums to promote American values. The Foundation publicizes and organizes community outreach to Veterans, and believes the highest act to honor our Veterans is paying it forward by serving the community’s less-fortunate…and inspiring the unsung hero in all of us to take action. Discount, business and help directories are provided to assist heroes and the people who support them. For more information, visit WeCanBeHeroesFoundation.org.