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Jacksonville honored its more than 78,000 veterans with its annual Veteran's Day parade on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
November 11, 2024

Jacksonville honors vast military community with annual Veterans Day Parade

Scenes from Jacksonville’s Veterans’ Day Parade through Downtown…

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A newly renovated 110,000-square-foot facility is now open for Feeding Northeast Florida, the area's largest food bank. l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today
October 3, 2024

Hunger grows among active duty military

Nearly 1 in 5 active duty service members in Northeast Florida are struggling with hunger, according to Feeding Northeast Florida.…

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Brandon Patty, St. Johns County clerk of the circuit court and county comptroller. | St. Johns County clerk of the circuit court
May 22, 2024

St. Johns County court clerk deploys overseas

Brandon Patty, clerk of the circuit court and county comptroller, is shipping out to support U.S. Navy contingency operations in…

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Mayor Donna Deegan speaks with City Council member Rory Diamond before signing his Heroes Act bill into law on Friday, March 29, 2024. | News4Jax
March 29, 2024

Mayor signs Heroes Act to help city employees in military

The Heroes Act triples the amount of time the city wil pay employees who are called for duty overseas.…

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September 29, 2023

Government shutdown worries Jacksonville military families

Lawmakers have until the end of the day Saturday to pass a spending deal to avert a shutdown.…

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December 7, 2022

Jacksonville airport opens military lounge 2 months after USO shut center there

Bob Henning smiled as he looked around the comfortable living room-like lounge on Wednesday morning, a Christmas tree and fake…