Ormond Beach ties reach to Nurse Corps in Kabul (Daytona Be


An occasional series featuring stories of military men and women far from home and their loved ones here. Today we speak with Navy Cmdr. Christopher Schmidt, 40, chief of the Nurse Corps and member of an 18-person Navy embedded training team in Kabul, Afghanistan. Schmidt's wife, Julie -- daughter of Anthony and Melinda Melachrino -- is from Ormond Beach. Julie's sister and brother-in-law, Maria ...

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