First veteran at Carl Vinson VAMC in Dublin gets COVID-19 vaccine
Former Mayor of Dublin Lester Porter got the vaccine Christmas day, just two days shy of his 97th birthday! Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 5:12 PM EST December 25, 2020
DUBLIN, Ga. A veteran at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin received a COVID-19 vaccine on Christmas day.
96-year-old World War II veteran, former local doctor and former Mayor of Dublin Lester Porter got the first vaccine at the center, just two days shy of his 97th birthday, according to a release from the center.
Porter is a former soldier with the Army’s 12th Armored Division and was on the front line of WWII in Germany. Now, he s on the frontline of a new battle COVID-19.
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Owner Raj Sharma said his free meals previously had a no question asked motto for the past five years.
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