Many veterans have given their all while serving our country. This is why about 100 children participated in creating a mural inspired by veterans and their stories in a local park in the University Area of Tampa.
“I was serving when Russia invaded Czechoslovakia, and I’ll leave it at that,” said Bob Terri, a U.S. veteran. The year was 1968 when Bob Terri served overseas, but if you asked him for the details of what he saw, he’d say, “I’d rather not go into it further. All I can say is when I saw the Russian tanks going into Ukraine, that was a PTS moment for me,” explained Terri.
Terri is like many veterans who’ve experienced unimaginable things while serving our country, things they carry with them throughout their lives. Some veterans in history weren’t even welcomed back home with open arms…