Lake City – Gerald Sims of Lake City and Robert Hart of Live Oak were recognized recently for their military service during WW II in the U.S. Army Air Corps by Haven Hospice Veteran Volunteers Wally Reichert and Bill McGrath as well as Haven Hospice Spiritual Care Volunteer Dave Lawson. 
Sims served as a crew chief for the B-25 while Hart repaired gyroscopes and automatic pilots on all airplanes, very much like GPS today. 
 The Haven Hospice Pinning Ceremony for veteran patients includes a veteran pin, a thank you card signed by the staff and a certificate of appreciation from Haven Hospice which are all presented by volunteer veterans. The presentation ends with a salute to honor the veteran’s service. 


About Haven Hospice: Haven Hospice is your not-for-profit community hospice organization providing services since 1979 and licensed in Florida since 1980. Haven is North Florida’s expert in end-of-life and palliative care, receiving national recognition as a Circle of Life Award Recipient from the American Hospital Association for its excellence and innovation. Haven has also been recognized as a Florida Pacesetter for its leadership in promoting advance directives. For more than 35 years Haven has had the honor and privilege to serve more than 68,000 patients and families in North Florida. For more information, visit www.havenhospice.org or call 800-727-1889.