Online photo gallery gives public opportunity to pay free-of-charge tribute this Veterans Day.
(PRWEB) November 4, 2009 -- A new website is online that gives family and friends an opportunity to honor American veterans of past and current wars. The Veterans Tribute Wall is an online photo gallery located at www.LestWeForgetCardsUS.com. The public is invited to upload digital or scanned pictures of veterans following the simple step-by-step instructions included in the gallery. Contributors have the option to add a personal message or a brief version of the veteran’s story to the gallery along with the photo. The Tribute Wall remains online for public viewing and continued posting, and it’s completely cost-free.
The www.LestWeForgetCardsUS.com Veterans Tribute Wall.
The website is an initiative of web and design company Graphic Communications Group though its iCardz division. Says company President Dean Johnstone, “The Tribute Wall is a unique project. It’s an interactive and at times very personal way to communicate our histories, to combine them into a living story, and to provide that history with a face and a name.” Continues Johnstone, “It gives friends and families a public opportunity to pay tribute to people who have served in any conflict involving U.S. forces – The First and Second World Wars as well as earlier conflicts, Korea and Vietnam, The Persian Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan. And those involved with peacekeeping efforts through organizations such as the United Nations are an important part of this project too.”
In conjunction with the Veterans Tribute Wall, iCardz releases the America at War: D-Day – Band of Brothers Series I Collection this month in honor of the 65th anniversary of D-Day. The collection consists of 192 cards similar to sport and trading cards. These cards, however, tell the American story of D-Day, the operation that is commonly considered the turning point of the Second World War. Special features included in the set are autographed Band of Brothers cards, original artwork by exclusive arrangement from Valor Studios Inc. artists depicting key scenes from the Normandy Invasion, and sketch cards featuring original artwork by renowned artist Ingrid Hardy in random packages. Hardy’s cards featured here pay tribute to the “Band of Brothers” with sketches of some of the actual members of Easy Company.
Adds Johnstone, “Our goal here is to help encourage the remembrance of our veterans’ contributions and sacrifices. At a time when the term ‘hero’ is sometimes overused, these veterans are truly deserving of the title.”
The Veterans Tribute Wall is online now and will remain active indefinitely. Contributors can add photos of as many veterans as they wish. Visitors to the Tribute Gallery will also find expanded information about D-Day and the America at War: D-Day – Band of Brothers Series I Collection on the site.
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Veteran's Homecoming Week in Branson
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Veterans' Homecoming Week in Branson Branson, Mo. will honor America's veterans, servicemembers, and their families during its "Branson's Veterans Homecoming Week" Nov. 5 - Nov. 11. From the opening ceremonies on November 5th for the"Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall" at the Welk Theater through the (http://www.bransontourismcenter.com/branson-november-activities-and-events.htm) 76th Annual Veterans Day Parade and closing ceremonies on Nov. 11, Branson's Veterans Homecoming Week is billed as the nation's largest Veterans Day celebration. Dozens of special events take place throughout the week for veterans and their families. For more information, call the Branson Tourism Center at 800-785-1550 or visit (http://www.bransontourismcenter.com/index.html?gclid=CMHIl8K76JcCFQsaHgodSjE2Dg) www.BransonTourismCenter.com.
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Vets for Hire
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Parts of this article are taken from Paralyzed Veterans of America website.
On October 22, 2009, President Obama signed into law H.R. 1016, the “Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009.” This historic legislation makes funding for the health-care programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) an advance appropriation, guaranteeing sufficient, timely and predictable funding.
President Obama signaled his commitment to this needed reform during his campaign for the presidency last fall. He followed through on this commitment by again supporting it in his budget submission for VA, released last spring.
President Crayton emphasized, “Many Members of the House and Senate deserve a great deal of credit for the passage of this important bill as well. Specifically, we appreciate the efforts of House and Senate VA Committee Chairmen Bob Filner and Daniel Akaka and Senate VA Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr for steering these measures through their committees. Also, our thanks go out to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Committees, Chet Edwards and Tim Johnson. We would like to thank the Chairmen of the Budget Committees, Senator Kent Conrad and Congressman John Spratt, for including this proposal in their Budget Resolutions earlier this year. Finally, we owe our gratitude to Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, and all of the Members of the House and Senate who voted in favor of this landmark legislation.”
“Funding for VA has too often been late, sometimes as much as six months late, and that is no way to care for American heroes and no way to run a health-care system,” Crayton said. “With this important change, veterans will finally not have to wait for what they have earned and deserve.”
