Wednesday also marks the 235th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Below is the annual greeting from Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlton W. Kent:
AMVETS National Commander Jerry Hotop will return from his Far East trip this week and join leaders from the nation's other leading veterans' groups at the White House for a special breakfast on the Veterans Day holiday. Later in the day, AMVETS leaders will make their way to Arlington National Cemetery for a ceremony to honor America's war heroes and to lay a memorial wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
This week, AMVETS will also continue to develop its legislative agenda for 2011, highlighting issues ranging from the VA claims backlog to polytraumatic brain injuries and the unique issues facing female service members and veterans. The new legislative agenda will be available before the new Congress comes to order in January.
As AMVETS continues to develop its report from this summer's Symposium for 21st Century Veterans, several issues have been wrapped into the broader legislative agenda to better serve veterans past and present.
AMVETS posts and departments around the country will also host Veterans Day events to honor America's heroes. We encourage all posts and departments to submit any photos or stories you may have from this year's Veterans Day so that we may highlight it on this blog and in the pages of American Veteran magazine.
Speaking of American Veteran magazine, be on the look-out for the must-anticipated fall issue in your mailboxes shortly. This fall, we sit down with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki to discuss his ongoing mission to transform VA into a 21st century, veteran-centric institution.
Last weekend, AMVETS also hosted its annual weekend retreat at Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, where high school students who exemplified themselves through the AMVETS Americanism program came together to learn about American government, the founding fathers, and the principals that make our nation great. Students also had the opportunity to visit historic landmarks around nearby Philadelphia, such as Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. We will bring you highlights in the coming days.
As always, we're eager to hear from you, so please feel free to comment on any of our posts and submit photos and stories that we can share on this blog.
To our fellow veterans and service members, happy Veterans Day and thank you for your sacrifices, past and present, in defense of our nation.
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I thought President Obama was in India this week.
ReplyDeleteAlways good to see how the AMVETS honors veterans. The R.I. Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, Chapter 9-1 has a great way of celebrating Veterans Day. They just threw three Vietnam Veterans out of their chapter because they stood up for another Vietnam combat veteran who the R.I. CVMA state rep and its national pres denied membership to. Somethings never change and judging the Vietnam vets is one of them. Thank you again for remembering veterans respectfully and TY for letting this old vet vent…
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ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment. I am sorry to hear about the treatment your friends received in R.I. May I suggest they look into starting their own AMVETS Riders chapter? Only five riding members are necessary for a chapter charter, and they will become part of one of the fastest growing veterans motorcycle groups in the country. All the information they need can be found at www.amvetsridersnational.org. For additional help, shoot me an e-mail at jagg@amvets.org, and I'll make sure you get all the information and assistance needed. Best of luck, and enjoy your Veterans Day.
Semper Fi,
Jay Agg
AMVETS National Communications Director
Thank you for the reply Jay. Checked out the site and will pass on the word to my Vietnam veteran brothers who were disrespected and shamed by the R.I. CVMA Chapter 9-1 and its National Pres. You, your readers and the AMVETS have a great Vets Day. If my brothers want to start up a chapter, I will definately email you (saved it) for all I need. Our problem should of never happened. A little veteran respect was all that was needed but sometimes people forget the basics. You know the drill, someone disrespects a brother, they derespect all the brothers.
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