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Virginia Veterans Tribute 11-11-11
Each year, approximately 2,626 Service Members, Veterans and Families return to civilian life in the Williamsburg Communities. It is the goal of the Veteran’s Coalition, through Virginia Veteran’s Tribute.org and other ventures, to organize and motivate our Williamsburg Community to better reintegrate our soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen who are fighting our Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and other places around the world in the war on terror. Reintegration is one of the great difficulties that our servicemen and women face as they return home.
"For most Americans the wars remain an abstraction. A distant, unpleasant series of news items that does not affect them personally."
Robert M. Gates - Former United States Secretary of Defense
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"I find local leaders want to structure something to take care of our veterans. The focus is on education, employment and health, and the private side has to help."
"All of them (speaking of U.S. servicemen and women) have remained dedicated to making sure a day like that never happens again,”
Admiral Mike Mullen - Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaking at the pentagon on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Click here for full article
Virginia Veteran's Tribute is a series of events designed to honor America's military veterans, celebrate their achievements and most importantly, to help the men and women of our armed forces as they return home and make the transition back into civilian life. The last piece, and the most important one, of this effort is our reintegration project, for more detailed information on this effort please see our link above or click here.
Reintegration is one of the great difficulties that our servicemen and women face as they return home. Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has accentuated the need for communities across the country to organize and form support groups for these returning servicemen and women.The leadership network that plans and operates the above Tribute can also be used to fuse cooperation for today’s fighting men and women as they reintegrate into the community. In addition another goal is to ensure that the parade and the tribute are annual events on Veterans Day in Williamsburg.
"A very special thanks to New Town Williamsburg, the support of the James City County Board of Supervisors and the Geater Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce for their invaluable initial and ongoing support to this worthy cause. This is precisely the kind of community leadership that our nation is calling out for and the Williamsburg leadership is responding with examplary character."
Harry N. Walters, President Veterans Coalition Inc.
This Virginia Veterans Tribute Tower is being erected in Williamsburg this Veterans Day 11-11-11 to Honor the Past, Salute the Present and Inspire the Future. |
A multigenerational salute to those who have served those who presently serve and those who have made the commitment to serve our great nation. |
The creation of a national blueprint to identify, embrace and assist those who have given so much to protect our liberties and way of life. |
Why it is important to support the Virginia Veterans Tribute 11-11-11
"Communities will lose a lot if they do not help the veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.”
Admiral Mike Mullen - Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Please Click Here to Read the Invocation of the Memorial Bell Tower Installed during the 11-11-11 Veterans Day Ceremonies in New Town, Williambsurg.
Presenting Sponsor for the 2011 Virginia Veterans Tribute is Cox Communications
