Obama said the government has a responsibility to care for veterans, and he also called on citizens to do their part by reminding the nation how valuable veterans can be in the workplace. Each year, at least another 200,000 do the same. “If you’re a nonprofit that needs leaders who have been tested and can follow through on a vision hire a veteran”.
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President Barack Obama is urging Americans to keep veterans in their thoughts long after Veterans Day.
The report included a web of complications with the VA’s management of health care enrollment data, including a lack of procedures to oversee records, software glitches within the records system and inconsistency in identifying veterans who have died. “They’re ready to serve and they’ll make you proud”.
The U.S. Veterans Day holiday also coincides with other World War I-era holidays around the world, including Remembrance Day in Britain and the Commonwealth nations of Australia and Canada. “We are not going to let up”. It’s why we’re helping more veterans and military spouses find jobs. And today, the veterans’ unemployment rate is down to 3.9 percent – even lower than the national average.
Veterans Day parades are schedule in places like NY City, and ceremonies will take place across the Twin Tiers.
“Our tributes today will ring hollow if we do not ensure that our veterans receive the care that you have earned and that you deserve”, Obama said. “They get stuff done”. While things aren’t flawless, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have shown their commitment to our veterans over the years through deeds.
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The annual service is hosted by the New Hanover Veterans Circle.
