{"id":20360,"date":"2024-09-12T21:20:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T01:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=20360"},"modified":"2024-09-12T21:41:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T01:41:10","slug":"on-leon-countys-day-of-remembrance-and-service-volunteers-rehab-an-army-vets-home","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/on-leon-countys-day-of-remembrance-and-service-volunteers-rehab-an-army-vets-home\/","title":{"rendered":"On Leon County&#8217;s Day of Remembrance and Service, volunteers rehab an Army vet&#8217;s home"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-20360-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2024\/09\/louvernethomas091224ss.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2024\/09\/louvernethomas091224ss.mp3\">https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2024\/09\/louvernethomas091224ss.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Leon County held its annual 9\/11 Day of Remembrance and Service on Thursday. This year\u2019s volunteer project was to repair and beautify the home of military veteran Louverne Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the county community met at the 9\/11 Memorial to honor the nearly 3,000 men and women who perished on that date in 2001. Then on Thursday, they gathered in Woodville.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of volunteers did the work. Leon County Commissioner Christian Caban, whose district it is, says this is the 13th year the county has honored the tragedy of September 11th in this way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe get folks from all over Leon County government and different departments,\u201d he said. \u201cWe get volunteers. We show up at 7:30 in the morning and we rehab different parts of our community. Last year was a neighborhood, this year we did Ms. Louverne Thomas\u2019s house. She was a six-year Army veteran. And so, we really appreciate her and her commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas was a supply clerk in the Army, on active duty in Fort Bliss, Texas for three years and a reservist in Quincy for three more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been in Woodville about 35 years,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen I got out of the military I moved there, bought that property and I\u2019ve lived there ever since. I love it! I love the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now Thomas\u2019s house is repaired, pressure-washed, painted and landscaped. 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