{"id":3594,"date":"2022-11-11T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T21:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/?p=3594"},"modified":"2022-11-11T16:00:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T21:00:02","slug":"happy-veterans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/happy-veterans-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Veterans Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"This Veterans<\/span> Day<\/span> \u2013 Nov. 11 \u2013 let\u2019s recognize the brave men and women who served our great country and let them know we\u2019re committed to providing them the support they earned.<\/p>\n

The freedoms we enjoy should remind us of just how much veterans<\/span> mean to this country. While we should be thanking them each day<\/span>, Veterans<\/span> Day<\/span> is one reminder to reflect on their sacrifices. It\u2019s a day<\/span> to educate ourselves on everything they\u2019ve done for this great nation. Do yourself a favor – Stop and\u00a0have a conversation with a local veteran. Listen to their stories. More importantly – Thank Them for Their Service.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

To find more information, contact your local AMVETS, Veterans<\/span> of Foreign Wars (VFW), American Legion or Vietnam Veterans<\/span> of America (VVA) organization. To learn more about veterans<\/span>\u2019 benefits, contact the state Division of Veterans<\/span>\u2019 Affairs at 888-838-7697 or visit www.veterans<\/span>.ny.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also, please consider nominating a deceased veteran through your county’s local Honor a Veteran program. Learn more about these ceremonies for Albany, Rensselaer and Saratoga County below:<\/p>\n

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Albany County:<\/p>\n

Albany County Veterans Service Bureau
\n100 Heritage Lane, 5th Floor
\nAlbany, New York 12211
\nPhone: (518) 447-7710
\nEmail:\u00a0veteransbureau@albanycountyny.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

Link with nomination form: https:\/\/www.albanycounty.com\/departments\/veterans-service-bureau\/honor-a-veteran<\/a><\/p>\n

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Rensselaer County:<\/p>\n

Rensselaer County Veterans Service Agency
\n1600 7th Avenue
\nTroy, NY 12180<\/p>\n

Phone: (518) 270-2760<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Link with nomination form: https:\/\/www.rensco.com\/374\/Honor-A-Deceased-Veteran-Ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n

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Saratoga County:<\/p>\n

Saratoga County Veterans\u2019 Service Agency<\/p>\n

2144 Doubleday Ave, Suite 15
\nBallston Spa, NY 12020
\nPhone: (518) 884-4115<\/p>\n

Link with nomination form: https:\/\/www.saratogacountyny.gov\/departments\/veterans-service-agency\/ <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This Veterans Day \u2013 Nov. 11 \u2013 let\u2019s recognize the brave men and women who served our great country and let them know we\u2019re committed to providing them the support they earned. The freedoms we enjoy should remind us of just how much veterans mean to this country. While we should be thanking them each […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3594"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3594"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3611,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3594\/revisions\/3611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civmixvoices.com\/mcdonald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}