Board Member To Serve Schools, Country
Medic To Be Deployed In Support Of Operation Iraqi Freedom
POSTED: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
UPDATED: 10:53 am EDT October 20,
2009
 Julius Melendez. |
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- An Osceola County School Board member who will be deployed to Kuwait in January in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom will continue his term with the board via video and teleconferencing.Julius Melendez, a combat medic and sergeant in the Florida National Guard with the 53rd IBCT, will provide medical support to troops, among other duties.Melendez will begin training at Camp Blanding later this month.Melendez will continue his term as an Osceola County School Board Member, to which he was first elected in 2008. Technology, such as video conferencing and teleconferencing, will be utilized to enable Melendez to participate in board meetings while serving overseas.According to the School District of Osceola County Web site, Melendez is a graduate of Poinciana High School. He earned an Associate of Arts degree from Valencia Community College and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Central Florida.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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