A Marine Corps Veteran who’s passionate about ensuring veterans are cared for and are honored for their service. In his daytime position, he is an Off-Tour Nursing Supervisor at the Sierra Nevada Healthcare System where prior to the pandemic he would perform the Honors Escort for veterans who passed away at the hospital. This ceremony is where a flag would be placed over the gurney of the decedent and the hospitals’ police, staff who cared for the veteran, chaplain, and family if present would honor the life and service of the veteran who passed. However, as a result the pandemic, this ceremony was suspended indefinitely. This did not sit well with Orozco. He took it upon himself to build a mock gurney and hand sewed pieces of cloth to replicate the real thing to allow the ceremonies to take place in a COVID compliant manner.
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