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Join Curlew Hills on Veterans Day to honor our Veterans November 11th, at 9:30 a.m
Veterans Day, November 11th Join Curlew Hills on Veterans Day to honor the selfless veterans from all branches of the military who have bravely served or are currently serving our country.
The moving observance program takes place each Veterans Day, November 11th, at 9:30 a.m. Curlew Hills Memory Gardens. The special event is free and the public is invited to attend.
Our Veterans Day ceremony includes inspirational speakers, an honor guard with presentation of colors, and live musical performances of everyone’s favorite patriotic music.
Dr. Susan M. Parda-Watters Lt Col (Ret) USAF, NC, DNP APRN
Susan was born with the spirit to serve her country. She proudly served in the United States Air Force for over 20 years before retiring in 2019. During her military career, she led and supported critical missions, including disaster response and humanitarian operations, taking on many leadership roles including Director of Operations and Chief Flight Nurse. Susan holds a Masters Degree in Clinical Nursing from Wright State University and a DNP CNS from University of Pittsburgh.
Susan is an experienced strategic Leader with an impressive history of working in the military and civilian health care industry. She is skilled in Aerospace Medicine, Readiness, Operational Planning, Disaster Preparedness, Advanced/Basic Cardiac Life Support instructor (ACLS/BLS), Operational Command, and CBRN.
Since retiring in July 2019, Susan has been passionate about working in education. She is currently a Visiting Instructor at the College of Nursing at the University of South Florida and with the National Disaster Medical Service team, FL-3 NDMS. She has also held teaching positions with University of Tampa and Galen College of Nursing.
In addition to her current professional responsibilities, Susan actively serves as a Mentor to the 13th Judicial Circuit Veterans Treatment Court, is the Florida state lead for the I Serve 2 project, and holds the position of Appointee and Secretary for the Hillsborough County Veterans Advisory Board (HCVAB).
