Jacksonville Officer Goes Above and Beyond to Aid Disoriented Vietnam Veteran, Reaffirming Police Commitment to Community

As temperatures dropped, District 1 Patrol Officer James Kahre came across an elderly man in trouble during a routine patrol. The Jax Sheriff’s Office reported in a social media post that the man, a Vietnam veteran, was confused, thinking he was in Savannah, and had parked his car the wrong way at an intersection with almost no fuel left.

πŽπ…π…πˆπ‚π„π‘ π’ππŽπ“π’ 𝐕𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐍 𝐈𝐍 π‘πŽπ€πƒ, 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏𝐒 π‡πˆπŒ 𝐆𝐄𝐓 π‡πŽπŒπ„ π’π€π…π„π‹π˜With the cold weather rolling in, here’s a story to warm your heart.A few weeks ago, District 1 Patrol Officer James Kahre had just 30 minutes left in his overnight shift when… pic.twitter.com/7zGQvZWO86

β€” Jax Sheriff’s Office (@JSOPIO) November 9, 2025

With about half an hour left in his shift, Officer Kahre took action to help the man. He kept the veteran warm in the patrol car. Officer Kahre was able to contact the man’s wife, who was preparing to report him missing, and informed her that her husband was safe and on his way home…

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