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Voice of Kesha Tran, RN, Progressive Care Unit;  "I've been a nurse over five years now.  And I was actually in the health academy at Pensacola High School and just decided at 16 that I would be a nurse and I just never deviated from the plan. ...]]> Mon, May 13 2013, 08:14 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-nurses-278.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angel-our-midst-st-josephs-medical-center-276.shtml?wap=0    
We went to visit them again to find that they're in a larger building and have even more hands doing the work of the Angels in our Midst. ...]]> Mon, May 06 2013, 04:58 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angel-our-midst-st-josephs-medical-center-276.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-rodney-packy-mitchell-275.shtml?wap=0 His is a familiar face officiating games at the Miracle League for Children with Disabilities.
What he does quietly, behind the scenes is what makes this man an Angel in our Midst.

Rodney "Packy" Mitchell, 100 -gallon Blood Donor;  "My mom was sick when I was in high school and my dad would go do blood donations for her and other people and when I became of age, at 17 at Tate, I started giving. ...]]> Mon, Apr 29 2013, 08:00 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-rodney-packy-mitchell-275.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angel-our-midst-angel-flight-southeast-division-274.shtml?wap=0 Still, there are patients who require specialized care a good distance away.
   
To get to the help they need, they can take to the wings of some Angels In Our Midst. ...]]> Mon, Apr 22 2013, 05:14 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angel-our-midst-angel-flight-southeast-division-274.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angel-our-midst-tom-nancy-norris-272.shtml?wap=0 Fortunately, there were many of our neighbors willing to step in.
  
For some Cantonment senior citizens, the storm winds brought a couple of Angels to their door and they've been there ever since. ...]]> Tue, Apr 16 2013, 05:11 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angel-our-midst-tom-nancy-norris-272.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-match-271.shtml?wap=0 When the Be the Match Southeast Regional Recruiter came to Pensacola, she said that 40 was a large number for drive registrations, so we set our goal at 40. ...]]> Mon, Apr 08 2013, 07:56 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-match-271.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-gulf-breeze-high-sga-270.shtml?wap=0 On Friday, we caught up with an incredible group of teens who were putting the final plans to pull off a little miracle. ...]]> Mon, Apr 01 2013, 05:11 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-gulf-breeze-high-sga-270.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angel-our-midst-linda-english-269.shtml?wap=0 Neighbors looked out for each other; we visited the sick; we fed the hungry.
Five years ago, a Pensacola woman and her husband set out to "reimagine" a better place and to make it happen.

Linda;  "We can reimagine anywhere. ...]]> Mon, Mar 25 2013, 09:26 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angel-our-midst-linda-english-269.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angel-our-midst-daisy-eddins-268.shtml?wap=0       
These little ones face a large number of developmental and physical challenges.
Two teachers have sought out a place where the children can make great strides even if it means a little more work for these Angels in our Midst. ...]]> Mon, Mar 18 2013, 05:11 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angel-our-midst-daisy-eddins-268.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-dj-brent-lane-267.shtml?wap=0 Beyond all of his national honors, he says this was the most special because it came from his community, the place where he uses his name and his voice to do good. ...]]> Mon, Mar 11 2013, 07:55 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-dj-brent-lane-267.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-mr-charlie-266.shtml?wap=0 One man sparked a letter writing campaign by the people whose lives he touches.
  
Needless to say, we had to go and meet this Angel in our Midst.
He's the first face they see in the morning, greeting the arriving students. ...]]> Mon, Mar 04 2013, 05:37 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-mr-charlie-266.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-ann-cotton-265.shtml?wap=0 Mon, Mar 04 2013, 08:43 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-ann-cotton-265.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-alyssa-cravatt-264.shtml?wap=0    
One shining example of that is tonight's Angel in our Midst; a pint sized little girl with a very big heart.

Nine year old Alyssa Cravatt is making a visit to a place she knows all too well. ...]]> Mon, Feb 18 2013, 05:32 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-alyssa-cravatt-264.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-ray-farrell-263.shtml?wap=0   
For a Pensacola man who is twice widowed and who lived through the horrors of World War II, music does just that.
  
He's keeping the music playing for himself and for others to keep life full of joy. ...]]> Mon, Feb 11 2013, 04:55 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-ray-farrell-263.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-pensacola-episcopal-day-school-262.shtml?wap=0   
They knew that some of the Oakcrest students didn't have many of the advantages that they sometimes take for granted. ...]]> Mon, Feb 04 2013, 08:27 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-pensacola-episcopal-day-school-262.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-lt-cliff-ragsdale-261.shtml?wap=0
It is often the little things they do above and beyond the call of duty that go unnoticed.

Recently, the Trauma Intervention Program honored several of these protectors for doing more than the job. ...]]> Mon, Jan 28 2013, 05:25 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-lt-cliff-ragsdale-261.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-diane-lowery-260.shtml?wap=0 It is hard work, it is costly and many times the laborers are few.
Still, she is a woman committed to task of an Angel in our Midst.

Diane Lowery, Panhandle Equine Rescue Founder;  I think that God put that calling into my life. ...]]> Mon, Jan 21 2013, 05:08 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-diane-lowery-260.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-pamela-woodiwiss-259.shtml?wap=0
Pamela joined big Brothers/Big Sisters and became an Angel in our Midst. ...]]> Mon, Jan 14 2013, 05:36 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-pamela-woodiwiss-259.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-bob-white-258.shtml?wap=0 In retirement, Bob White still felt the need to serve for a while.
   
These days, he's signed on for a hitch doing the work of the Angels in Our Midst.
Are those current issue socks, do you know?  
They are

Air Force Retired Chief Master Sergeant Bob White came to volunteer at the Eglin Air Force Base Airman's Attic as a temporary duty  assignment. ...]]> Mon, Jan 07 2013, 09:30 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-bob-white-258.shtml?wap=0 http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-thank-you-257.shtml?wap=0
Sandy Sansing, Communities Caring at Christmas sponsor;  "We've got a check for $10,000, we'll spend it at Walmart and get you started. ...]]> Mon, Dec 31 2012, 07:34 PM CDT http://www.weartv.com//news/features/angels/stories/angels-our-midst-thank-you-257.shtml?wap=0