The Lake City VA Medical Center welcomed a caravan of veterans groups this morning from South Georgia.

They were there to participate in a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony and to bring donations for the holidays.

The American Legion Post 218, the Moody Air Force Base and representatives from Hahira were among the groups that came to visit.

Junior ROTC cadets from Union County High School came out to organize the donations. They also delivered Christmas cards and talked to the vets about their lives and asked for advice.

"I think it means everything to both of us (the cadets and the veterans)," said JROTC cadet Chris Alvarez. "I mean, we get to meet the people that protected us for so long, and then they get to see what it's like for students in high school now, going through the process, thinking about enlisting. And we get life advice from all of them and it's just a great time every single year."

Last year, more than 15 thousand dollars worth of donations were given to the Lake City VA Medical Center.