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A military career is one of the most honorable professions that our young men and women can pursue, and each of us is indebted to our veterans for their service. In this challenging economic time, it is more important than ever that we do what we can to connect well–qualified veterans not just with jobs, but with careers.
The U.S. Navy recently honored Norfolk native Paul Legg for heroic actions that saved the lives of 33 people in 1956. Recognizing the signs of a gasoline leak on board his reconnaissance plane, Legg shrewdly directed passengers to limit, isolate, and then remove the spreading fumes, which could easily have caused a fatal explosion.
The Navy next week will co-host a fair designed to help veterans find employment. The fair is scheduled for Aug. 2 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center, according to a Navy news release. It is slated to run from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has released a report on their strategies to address issues unique to female military veterans. The report builds on Senator Warner’s efforts to confront concerns that the VA did not adequately address the effects of combat stress on female veterans.
Sixty-six years after his front-line bravery as a soldier in Nazi-occupied France, 87-year-old Norvelle Langhorne has his Bronze Star. Sen. Mark Warner decorated the former U.S. Army private Friday in a ceremony before about two dozen of Langhorne's family members and friends at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond.
Ending VIP reservations at Arlington
Jun 08 2011
Senator Warner appeared before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee today to press the committee to vote to end the practice of reserving gravesites for VIPs at Arlington National Cemetery. Reserving gravesites has been against Army regulations since 1962, but has continued for many years under at least two different Superintendents. The bill passed the House three weeks ago.
On today’s 67th anniversary of the June 6, 1944 Allied invasion at Normandy Beach, Senator Warner marked the tremendous sacrifice of the residents of the Virginia town of Bedford. Thirty-two of Bedford’s young men were among the first on the beach in the early hours of the Normandy invasion, and only 11 of them made it home – the largest per capita casualties of any American community.
Pressing Arlington for answers
May 31 2011
Senator Warner has written the Secretary of the Army asking for an update on the status of improvements at Arlington National Cemetery. It was one year ago that an Inspector General’s report documented widespread mismanagement and shameful practices at the nation’s most pre-eminent military cemetery.
1,200 attend military job fairs
Apr 13 2011
A combined 1,200 military personnel and veterans attended two job fairs our office co-hosted in the past week with military.com. About 500 people attended the Job Expo in Norfolk last Thursday, and more than 700 people attended yesterday’s job fair in Woodbridge.
Semper Fi
Mar 21 2011
Over the weekend, we spotted a special message on Senator Warner’s Facebook wall. Casey Scott, a Young Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant, had written: My name is Casey Scott and I am a member of the Quantico Young Marines. I recently had the pleasure to go on a trip with your father to Guam for the 66th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima.
