OVIEDO, Fla. – It was a red, white, and blue celebration for one of Oviedo's residents as he returned from New York City where he helped treat COVID-19 patients.
Dozens of people from Palm Valley Community waited for Tom Judd, a Navy reserve Lt. Commander, as he arrived home after being away for five weeks.
Friends and neighbors came together in golf carts decorated with stars, signs and colors that symbolized their patriotism for a welcome-home event Judd had no idea about. “This was a total surprise.
This was great,” said Judd, fighting back tears. Judd has been in reserve for the past 22 years and on April 6, he was deployed to the Javits Center in New York, where the Army Corps of Engineers turned the center into a makeshift