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Committee backs creating November as Veterans Service Recognition Month; plans implementation roadmap
Summary
The Health and Veterans Affairs Committee heard broad support June 12 for Bill 92 to designate November as Veterans Service Recognition Month in Guam, with testimony urging a funded, coordinated program of events, oral-history preservation and agency participation; the committee will take amendments at markup.
The Committee on Health and Veterans Affairs heard testimony June 12 on Bill 92, a measure to designate November as Veterans Service Recognition Month in Guam, with multiple veterans, advocacy leaders and senators expressing unanimous support for a monthlong observance.
"I think this is a no brainer," Sergeant Major Santiago said in testimony supporting the measure, urging the committee to use the month to preserve veterans' stories for future generations.
Sponsor Senator Sabrina said the designation would "give us the whole month to honor the men and women from Guam who've served in the military and the families who stood by them." Witnesses and senators emphasized the…
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