Ricardo A. Fernandez

12/14/2025

December 13, 2025: It was an honor to participate in the Wreaths Across America event at Oak Hill Cemetery in Clermont, FL. I have been blessed to participate in the wreath laying service in three states. This was the warmest such ceremony for me. It was a beautiful 70 degrees and sunny.🇺🇸

09/23/2025

So touching.😢

08/12/2025

8-11-25: I received this nice letter today from my new Pen Pal, Vice President JD Vance.

08/10/2025

8-10-25: I am truly honored to announce that I was selected to serve as a Guardian on the new Honor Flight, Montana’s Continental Divide Honor Flight, in Montana. Our first flight, with 34 veterans will embark on this trip of honor in less than four weeks. We will meet our heroes on September 6, 2025, in Deer Lodge, MT. From there, we take a bus to Bozeman Airport for our flight to Washington, DC. We will spend two nights in the Washington, DC, area to allow enough time for the veterans to tour their Memorials. We return to Missoula Airport on the evening of Monday, September 8, 2025. We are scheduled to honor two Korean Veterans and 32 Vietnam Era Veterans on this inaugural trip.
If anyone is interested in making a donation to support Montana’s Continental Divide Honor Flight, you can make a donation here: https://montanashonor.com
The fortunate guardians who were selected to make this trip, pay their own way. There is, of course, no cost for our honored veterans.

Join us in making a difference for Montana's Continental Divide Honor Flight!

08/10/2025

8-9-25: Here is the photo from the Montana Coffee at APTA's Hill Day in Washington, DC, last month. The Montana representatives are very accessible when you live in a state like Montana. I am pictured with Senator Tim Sheehy, Congressman Ryan Zinke, Congressman Troy Downing and Senator Steve Daines.

08/06/2025

8-5-25: After a few years off from corresponding, I wrote President George W. Bush to congratulate him on celebrating his 79th birthday. He wrote the following back to me:

07/16/2025

7-16-25: My nephews and I were absolutely thrilled to meet DJ at the White House today. "D.J." Daniel is the 13-year-old, who was recently sworn in as an honorary Special Agent for the Secret Service. I was so glad to shake his hand, congratulate him on his achievement and wish him well on his recovery. Prayers for DJ❤️

07/03/2025

7-2-25: I am now booking physical therapy continuing education Courses for Charity for this fall. If you are interested in hosting a course for charity, please contact me. You can leave a message through my website ricardoafernandez.com or you can contact me directly. So far, we have raised $58,700 for various charities through 25 “CE Course for Charity.” I am targeting my new goal of raising $100,000 through these courses. If you have an opportunity to host or an idea for a charity to support, I am open to discussing this with you.
Thank you!
Ricardo A. Fernandez PhD, PT, OCS, CSCS
https://ricardoafernandez.com/

Together, we can do something about it.

06/06/2025

6-5-25: What a wonderful day off at Glacier National Park.

06/05/2025

6-4-25: USS Indianapolis survivor Harold Bray is turning 98 on June 15th. There is a campaign to send him birthday cards if you have a few minutes.

A REQUEST FOR BIRTHDAY CARDS

The last living USS Indianapolis CA-35 Survivor, Harold Bray, will turn 98 years old on June 15, 2025.

It will bring a huge smile to his face if he receives cards and letters from his friends, family members, and fans. Please spread the word so he gets lots and lots.

School classes
Church congregations
Military organizations
Community groups

Mail them to:

Harold Bray
PO Box 174
Benicia, CA 94510

***Please do not send items to be autographed. They will not be returned.

06/02/2025

June 1, 2025. I was so thankful to see the nice write up in the Intermountain Therapy Animals monthly newsletter, “The Hydrant” Volume 24 / Number 6 June 2025. They publicly thanked me for the $1,750 donation from the “Continuing Education Course for Charity” last month at Flathead Valley Community College. Thank you to FVCC and the donors who made this possible.

05/15/2025

May 15, 2025
The next "CE Course for Charity" is less than 2 weeks away. This course will be held at Fox College in Tinley Park as a fundraiser for VetsRoll. Physical therapists, physical therapist assistants and PT/PTA students are eligible to take this course. This will be Ricardo’s 24th Course for Charity and he would love to see you there on May 24th to hear about the syndromes and raise money for VetsRoll. These courses have raised $51,800 for charity so far. ❤️