Army veteran creates patch to honor healthcare workers
Zach England
6 hours ago
An Army veteran has created a patch to honor the sacrifices of medical professionals and support staffs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jacob Neal, the patch’s creator, saw a need to pay tribute to the “new set of heroes” working in hospitals that were turning into what looked like a war zone. In response he designed the COVID Angel of Mercy, or C.A.M., patch.
Neal, 45, of Warner Robins, Georgia, watched hospitals turn into battlefields and medical personnel fight the death and destruction caused by the pandemic. He found it to be similar to his experiences in the Army and got an idea.
“I thought about the fact that we had something to recognize us like a combat badge. I thought it would be nice if they had something similar to that,” said Neal, who works as a civilian at Ft. Gordon in Georgia.
Since the start of this project, Neal said he’s had orders from 32 different states, the UK, and Afghanistan. He has personally purchased 3,000 patches and says he wishes that number could be 300,000.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/06/06/army-veteran-creates-patch-to-honor-healthcare-workers/
