Cornerstone Hospice Chaplain Lt. Col. Mark Jurkowski honors a veteran a Superior Residences

Cornerstone Hospice joined community partners to honor veterans during Cornerstone SALUTES! ceremonies on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11. Cornerstone SALUTES! is a comprehensive hospice program respectfully celebrating veterans’ service while providing care that recognizes the challenges unique to military families.

US Army Special Forces Airborne veteran Wayne Griswold was one of 16 veterans honored by Cornerstone Hospice at Superior Residences. Cornerstone Hospice’s Mark Altenberger, an Army veteran, presented Griswold with a certificate and a commemorative pin.
US Army Special Forces Airborne veteran Wayne Griswold returns a salute during a Veterans Day ceremony at Superior Residences. Griswold was one of 16 residents honored by Cornerstone Hospice for their service to the nation.

In 2010, Cornerstone Hospice joined the We Honor Veterans program, a national initiative in partnership with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and Veterans Affairs.

Keeping with COVID guidelines, The Cornerstone SALUTES! ceremonies were held outdoors, and honorees and attendees were socially distanced.

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Cornerstone Hospice is a leading community-owned provider of end-of-life care in Central Florida and North Georgia. For over 35 years Cornerstone has set the standard for hospice care as we serve more than 7,000 people each year in Lake, Sumter, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Hardee and Highlands counties in Florida and Cherokee, Cobb, Coweta, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, and Hall counties in Georgia. For more information, to donate, or to volunteer, call 866-742-6655 or visit www.CornerstoneHospice.org.

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