170 military are staffed at the midtown Memphis site, including out-of-state active duty and Tennessee National Guard.
Author: Brad Broders
Updated: 6:32 PM CDT April 9, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — The FEMA vaccination site in Midtown Memphis - in day three of operations Friday - is especially significant for two out-of-state military members, back in their hometown to answer the call.
It's a unique mission on U.S. soil, not far from their former schools - putting shots in arms of their former neighbors.
"I was happy because I knew I was coming back home," HM2 John Walton said, based with the 2nd Marine Air Wing in Cherry Point, NC.