VETERANS
U.S. ARMY
Copas joined the Army in June 1969 and died 11 months later during
an ambush in Cambodia.
Port St. Lucie Magazine 19
SPEC. 4 ARDIE R. COPAS
Hometown: Fort Pierce
Born: Aug 29, 1950
Died: May 12, 1970, near Ph Romeas Haek, Cambodia
Enlisted: June 18, 1969
Unit: Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment,
25th Infantry Division
Medal of Honor: Awarded March 18, 2014,
by President Obama
Other honors: Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star
Medal with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart,
Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service
Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two Bronze Service
Stars, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Marksmanship
Badge with Auto Rifle Bar, Republic of Vietnam Military
Merit Medal, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with
Palm Device, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with
“60” Device, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit
Citation with Palm Device, Republic of Vietnam Civil
Actions Honor Medal Unit Citation, First Class.
“The 121,000-square-foot skilled-nursing facility will have
a total of 120 beds in two ‘neighborhoods,’ (or wings) each
consisting of three houses of 20 beds. One neighborhood of 60
beds will be devoted to residents with Alzheimer’s or dementia,”
said Steve Murray, the Florida Department of Veterans’
Affairs spokesman.
“Most residences are two-person semi-private rooms,
with separate living areas and a shared bathroom,” he said.
“Included in the overall design are six bariatric rooms and six
private rooms.”
A main building between the two neighborhoods is known
as the Heroes Center. It will house the lobby and admissions
area, administrative offices, physical therapy, the beauty and >>
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