13 PUEBLO, Colo. – Nestled at the junction of the Arkansas River and Fountain Creek in southern Colorado is the city of Pueblo, home to just over 110,000 residents. With more Medal of Honor recipients per capita than any city in the world, Pueblo was appropriately coined “The Home of Heroes”.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower once joked, “What is it… something in the water out there in Pueblo? All you guys turn out to be heroes!” While he may not be receiving the Medal of Honor on this mission, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Montelongo, a current resident of Pueblo and combat medic assigned to 52nd Brigade Engineer Battalion on Fort Carson, Colorado, has become a hometown hero in another way.
Stephanie Murphy’s scream while receiving her first COVID-19 vaccination shot was quickly followed with, “thank you,” Wednesday morning at a federally run mass vaccination site in Pueblo.
Broncos cheerleaders and mascot visit State Fairgrounds vax site in Pueblo
Denver Broncos cheerleaders and Miles the Mascot visited the state-run community vaccination site at the Colorado State Fairgrounds in Pueblo on Tuesday.
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PUEBLO â Denver Broncos cheerleaders and Miles the Mascot visited the state-run community vaccination site at the Colorado State Fairgrounds in Pueblo on Tuesday.
The Governor s Office said the visit was to encourage Coloradans to get vaccinated.
Those who received their vaccine Tuesday also got some free Broncos gear.
Miles and the cheerleaders were at the State Fairgrounds from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
On a cold and dreary Monday morning, as raindrops pounded the tops of tents and large tarps used for shelter by homeless Puebloans in a makeshift camp near Fountain Creek, a team of helpers arrived with potentially life-saving gifts.
As part of an outreach effort targeting Pueblo’s homeless, the Pueblo Police Department teamed up with other government agencies in Pueblo to bring COVID-19 vaccinations and bags full of food to those in need.
“We’re here offering food packages with Pueblo Food Project and COVID vaccines through the (Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment),” said Pueblo PD Public Information Officer Sgt. Franklyn Ortega.
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