Bobbie O'Brien
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Tampa Bay's Top News Stories In 2018
The year 2018 is almost over, and Florida Matters is looking back at the stories that made headlines in our region this year. → Read More
VA Issues Long Awaited Veteran ID Cards But With An Ad On The Back
The VA is now mailing identification cards to veterans who want tangible proof that they served in the military. But after waiting almost three years for → Read More
Veterans With No Family Are Remembered
It happens hundreds, if not thousands, of times a year nationwide. A veteran dies, but there’s no family nearby. So, the Department of Veterans Affairs → Read More
Veterans At Home Learn Coping Skills Through The Arts
Without leaving the comfort of his Ocala apartment, Joshua Lawhorn, 28, is getting help with his memory problems by learning to play the guitar. → Read More
Camping, Golf, Tiki Bars; Military Bases Are Vacation Spots For Some Retirees
Military retirees can camp, golf, and fish at hundreds of military bases. It costs less than civilian resorts, making the bases popular vacation spots for → Read More
Hurricane Irma Required Historic Florida National Guard Response
Just like 2004 and 2005 – Florida will remember 2017 as the year of hurricanes especially Hurricane Irma. It was a year that the Florida National Guard → Read More
Bill Would Block Extra Charges For Veteran Licenses
A Florida driver’s license can show if a person has served in the military. But there’s a problem with the law that permits the “veteran” designation on → Read More
Hillsborough Holds Special Court For Veterans With Minor Legal Issues
Hillsborough County veterans with outstanding traffic tickets or maybe past due court costs are being given a chance to resolve their minor legal issues. → Read More
A Special Memorial Day Ceremony Honors Troops Who Died By Suicide
Memorial Day can be especially difficult for relatives of service members who died by suicide. They often feel stigmatized, even around other military → Read More
JROTC Graduates Eager To Serve Despite Ongoing Conflicts
The teenagers graduating this spring were still in diapers when terrorists attacked the United States September 11, 2001. Yet, many of the high school → Read More
White House Meeting Clears Way For Two Florida VA Nursing Homes
It was approved almost three years ago, and finally, construction could begin soon on a 120-bed VA nursing home in St. Lucie County. → Read More
Watch The Secret Space Plane Land In Florida
Sonic booms surprised residents across central Florida Sunday morning due to the landing of a top-secret military space plane at NASA's Kennedy Space → Read More
Bay Pines Chief Resolves VA Billing Snafu
A new administrator at the Bay Pines Healthcare System is being credited by veterans for resolving a paperwork snafu that had some low income VA clients → Read More
West Point Women Speak Out On Marine Photo Scandal
The recent scandal over Marines sharing nude photos of female Marines online hasn’t demoralized some women veterans. Two female West Point graduates from → Read More
New Leaders At MacDill's CENTCOM, SOCOM
The U.S. Secretary of Defense joined other top military leaders in Tampa Wednesday to mark the change of leadership at two major, joint military commands → Read More
Giving Medics A Path To Civilian Nursing
It may seem counterintuitive – but a military medic or corpsman, trained to save lives in combat and provide health care at home, does not qualify for → Read More
Fine Arts Museum Loses Its Director
One of St. Petersburg’s strongest art advocates and community leaders has retired. Kent Lydecker, executive director of the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), → Read More
Polls Open For Early Voting In Florida Presidential Primary
The polls open today in Florida for the Presidential Preference Primary as early voting begins in some counties. Hillsborough County is opening 15 sites an → Read More
Watch Out For Veterans' Charity Scams
As the number of veterans grows after 15 years of war, so do the number of veteran- and military-related charities. Today, there are an estimated 40,000 → Read More
Presidential Primary Voter Deadline Is Tuesday
February 16 is the last day to register or change your party affiliation if you want to vote in the Florida Presidential Preference Primary which is set f → Read More