Firefighter Welcomes Hero Home | Eng Tim Jones welcomed his hero home today - his wife. Nurse Practitioner Kara Jones has longtime served her community, as an Army veteran, flight nurse and now nurse practitioner. Upon the COVID crisis, she felt compelled to go to the frontline. pic.twitter.com/9YifDYRg2l
— OCFire Rescue (@OCFireRescue) May 9, 2020
There she spent almost 40 days on the front line, caring for people who had contracted the disease, WFTV reported.
Orlando International Airport Fire Rescue greeted Jones’ plane with a water salute when it landed.
Nurses and firefighters cheered as Jones approached the baggage claim area.
Among those awaiting her homecoming was Jones’ husband, Orange County Fire Rescue Engineer Tim Jones.
He said all he could do was listen as his wife described the many sleepless nights and brutal days she had spent caring for patients.
“She was far away from home doing what she loves but also paying the price mentally and physically,” Tim Jones said.
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