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<br /> <br />Joint City-County Proclamation <br />"Hire a Veteran Month" <br />Official Proclamation <br /> <br />Whenever called upon to defend our nation's security at home or abroad <br />the men and women who serve in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine <br />Corps and Coast Guard have responded immediately and effectively, <br />placing national interests above their own; and <br /> <br />The peace and accomplishments our nation today enjoys are due to the <br />efforts and sacrifices our military men and women and their families have <br />endured; and <br /> <br />Of the more than 48 million of these soldiers who have served the United <br />States of America, more than a million have made the ultimate sacrifice by <br />giving their lives, and another 1.5 million have been wounded; and <br /> <br />Today our men and women in uniform daily put their lives at risk, seeking <br />to secure the blessings of freedom and liberty for oppressed people <br />around the globe; and <br /> <br />In 1944 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the G.!. Bill into law, <br />he observed that more than anything else America's servicemen and <br />women wanted "the assurance of satisfactory employment" upon their <br />return to civilian life; and <br /> <br />Today's veterans desire the same economic opportunities as their <br />forebears; and have educational and leadership skills, maturity and a <br />dedication to service fostered by their military experience and want to <br />share these talents with Paris and Lamar County employers; and <br /> <br />Hundreds of Paris and Lamar County residents have military experience <br />and many of them are seeking employment within the City of Paris and <br />Lamar County; and <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Paris and the <br />Commissioner's Court of Lamar County, that the month of November, 2007 is hereby proclaimed to <br />be <br /> <br />"HIRE A VETERAN MONTH" <br /> <br />And encourage all Paris and Lamar County businesses to provide employment opportunities to <br />those who have served in the Armed Forces. <br /> <br />Jesse James Freelen, Mayor <br />City of Paris, Texas <br /> <br />.".__..._.,....w_.__...._........,..,.,._... ~'_~'_~........_ <br /> <br />,.' "-"''-''-'''''- ..,"h.~~".,.,..'''._....._".,.,_.,."_.___._,..._~_.,.._..__._,....~.M."_~.^"...-...._".." ,,_ "_........._ <br />