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Michael Fleming

Michael Fleming

Brigadier General (Retired) Michael P. Fleming, Senior Manager of Community Relations at Cohen Veterans Network and veteran advocate serving Florida military families and veterans.

Aug 4, 2026

11:36
Yeah
11:37
... and rallying the troops up, because, uh, it was a great sense of community, and unfortunately, we had to do the same again last night.
11:43
Um, the call went out, had to get volunteers up, because it was getting so close to the forest.
11:49
And if it took hold of the forest, the whole mountain would be gone, and you're not, you, it's, it's a lot more houses and a lot more businesses, and I don't think they would've been able to get it under control.
11:59
But by speaking to people in the area- There isn't joint up thinking between the services.
12:05
Now, the fire brigade men have been absolutely wonderful.
12:07
They've been up there.
12:14
Mm.
2:44
So when veterans or active duty are receiving services from you guys, what does that generally look like? How does somebody find services? And then how does that differ from kind of different healthcare experiences that people may have?
3:00
Yeah, that's a great question.
3:02
And really, you know, I was in the military almost 35 years.
3:07
And so I saw obviously a lot of things.
3:09
But, you know, from my viewpoint, unfortunately, mental health was really never my leader toolkit.
3:16
So I really never thought about it.
3:18
Obviously, but the Marine Corps and the Army, really all the services, you know, how fast can you run? How much? Push-ups can you do or pull-ups or whatever, that particular physical fitness, you know, all that is driving and that.

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26:43
But I was wondering, what are the plans that you guys have to continue to expand that reach? Or if it's not so much expanding your footprint, how is it that you guys are planning to add some depth into your offerings?

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