Friends,
Monday, May 25th, is Memorial Day, a time to remember the men and women of honor who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. I hope you’ll join with me in observing this solemn holiday and giving thanks for the freedom we enjoy.
You can join millions of your fellow Americans by observing the “National Moment of Remembrance,” a minute of silence Monday at 3 p.m. local time. As Moment of Remembrance founder Carmella LaSpada says, this is “a way we can all help put the ‘memorial’ back in Memorial Day.”
This is also a time to renew our commitment to caring for our nation’s veterans. Over the past weeks, I’ve hosted the Veterans History Project in cities throughout our area in an effort to preserve the stories of the men and women who have served our country. In Stockton, Lodi and Pleasanton, veterans have come to share their remembrances with college, high school and middle school students. The video and audio recordings from these sessions will later be housed in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. for future generations to watch and listen.
Recently, I was proud to announce that the Department of Veterans Affairs selected San Joaquin County as the location of a new clinic and nursing home for veterans. This facility will provide the Central Valley's more than 80,000 veterans with much needed local medical care. I’m going to continue to fight in Congress for all our veterans to have access to the health care services they’ve earned.
I hope you’ll take a moment to reflect on all that the men and women who have served our country have given each and every one of us.
Sincerely,
Jerry
Congressman Jerry McNerney
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