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Governor Rick Scott gave 200-thousand dollars left over from his inaugural celebration to wounded soldiers.

The Wounded Warrior’s Project out of Jacksonville received the check during a reception at the Governor’s Mansion today. The money will go to help Afghanistan and Iraq veterans suffering from combat stress and the families of wounded soldiers facing financial problems.

“Anybody that gives any money away or raises money for anything, the most important thing is does it change something, does something really happen afterwards and you can just see that lives were changed through Wounded Warriors. So I feel real honored to be a part of raising money for that,” said Scott.

Scott served in the Navy but joked that he was nowhere near gunfire. After the check presentation he personally thanked the troops for this service.