Honor All Veterans and Their Families
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This Veterans Day, Paralyzed
Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) is urging everyone to honor all
veterans in every community across the nation.
"We encourage all Americans to take time out of their busy schedules to do
something good for all generations of veterans and their families," said
Paralyzed Veterans national president Gene A. Crayton. "And beyond Veterans
Day, please take a minute to think about other opportunities to make every day
a day for veterans. Thank you America for always caring about us."
Here are some suggested activities for this Veterans Day and beyond:
-- Everyone: Thank veterans for their service. It means more than you
might
think. And please volunteer for veterans year round.
-- Leaders: From the President and Congress to our mayors, always use
your
leadership to help empower veterans and their families.
-- Architects: Include wheelchair accessibility in your designs. This
improves everyone's quality of life.
-- Employers: Hire more paralyzed veterans. By doing do, veterans get
good
jobs and careers in a tough economy, and employers get great
employees.
Sixty-three years ago, Paralyzed Veterans of America was founded by a band of
spinal cord injured service members who returned home from World War II to a
grateful nation, but also to a world with few solutions to the challenges they
faced. These veterans from the "Greatest Generation" made a decision not just
to live, but to live with dignity as contributors to society. They created an
organization dedicated to veterans service, medical research and civil rights
for people with disabilities. And for more than six decades, Paralyzed
Veterans of America and its 34 chapters have been working to create an America
where all veterans, and people with disabilities, and their families have
everything they need to thrive. (www.pva.org)
SOURCE Paralyzed Veterans of America
Mark Daley of Paralyzed Veterans of America, +1-202-416-7681, cell:
+1-202-615-7128
