Memorial Day is a time to remember military members who lost their lives while serving their country.
It’s also a three-day weekend at Tampa’s James A. Haley VA Hospital that staff try to make special for the hospitalized veterans who also sacrificed for their country.
Yet, Memorial Day for Haley veterans had to be scaled back this year.
For want of $500, the 150 veterans at the Haley VA Hospital will not have a Memorial Day barbecue according to Cathy Williams, head of recreational therapy.