ORLANDO, Fla. – Next month, more help for veterans will be coming to Central Florida. That's because Orlando has been chosen to become home to the nation's first local chapter of the Gary Sinise Foundation.One of the men at the helm has spent years working to honor veterans.
Pat Connors comes from a family with a history of service."We have three generations of military," said Connors. "My passion is the love of soldiers and the love of this era's veterans."As a retired Army colonel that served for 30 years, Connors knows firsthand what America’s military heroes have been through.
He enlisted when he was 17."I've had three combat deployments in my career," said Connors. "And then the Army sent me to get my Master's degree at UCF in the late.