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From YouTube: Operation Thank-A-Vet 2017
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It doesn't take long to thank a veteran for their service but, sometimes, it can make all the difference in the world. Mayor Walsh joins Veteran Services Commissioner Giselle Sterling at the Bolling Building in Roxbury for the annual "Operation Thank-A-Vet", a citywide effort to thank our veterans for their service.
A
A
Good
morning,
everyone
there
we
go
that's
better.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
today.
Today's
a
special
day
for
many
reasons,
we
know
tomorrow's
Veterans
Day
and
today
we're
celebrating
it
and
celebrating
our
heroes
and
I
want
all
of
our
veterans
to
actually
please
come
up
behind
me
to
be
recognized.
A
C
You,
commissioner,
let
me
just
first
of
all
say
happy
birthday
to
all
the
Marines
yeah
it's
a
great
day
for
you
and
thank
you
for
your
service
to
our
country.
I
want
to
thank
all
the
volunteers
who
come
out
every
single
year
to
do
this
is
our
third
year
of
doing
operation
thanked
event.
I
want
to
thank
our
Commissioner,
who
does
an
incredible
job
who
started
this
program
and
Thank
You
Commissioner
sterling
for
everything
you
do,
and
your
incredible
office
and
staff
just
to
do
some
highlights.
C
Since
this
program
started
300
volunteers,
3100
doors
not
reached
over
11,
almost
1,200
veterans
Boston
is
home
to
22,000
veterans,
the
programs
that
happen
in
people
doing
that.
What
an
incredible
way
to
say!
Thank
you
to
our
veterans
and
we
hear
a
lot
of
different
stories
and
I.
Think
one
of
my
favorite
stories
was
and
I
wasn't
there
by
knocking
on
the
door.
C
I
think
was
the
Commissioner
knocking
on
the
door
and
the
veteran
that
came
to
the
door
was
a
Vietnam
vet
and
he
started
crying
because
he'd
never
been
thanked
for
a
service
to
this
country,
and
this
was
I.
Think
in
2015
and
those
are
the
stories
we
hear
you
hear
at
the
door
when
you
go
out
there
and
do
it
I
want
to.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
also
want
to
give
a
shout
out
we're
joined
today
by
the
newest
member
of
the
Boston
City
Council
Edie
Flynn,
who
was
a
serviceman
himself.
C
We
are
living
in
a
unique
time
in
this
country
with
a
lot
of
turmoil
and
uncertainty
and
chaos
in
some
ways,
but
we
have
those
men
and
women
who
fought
for
us
during
World
War,
two
that
gave
us
the
freedoms
to
have
the
chaos
and
turmoil
that
we
have
today.
As
a
society
we'll
be
ok,
our
country
will
be
ok,
we'll
get
through
all
this
stuff.
We're
gonna
get
tool
because
of
men
and
women
who
put
this
uniform
on
and
I
just
want
you
to
as
you
go
around
today
or
as
you
think
about
things.
C
If
you,
if
you
get
a
chance
to
see
a
World
War,
two
veteran,
you
know,
grab
a
picture
with
that
person,
because
that
person
is
a
hero.
That
person
is
the
person
responsible
for
all
of
us
to
be
able
to
be
free
and
to
do
what
we
want
to
do
and
to
have
our
right
to
go
out
and
vote
and
run
for
office
and
do
whatever
we
want
to
do.
That's
why
we're
here
today
and
that's
why?
C
Because
of
those
folks,
so
just
make
sure,
as
you
go
out,
if
he's
happen,
to
see
a
World
War,
two
veteran
anywhere
just
make
sure
you
get
that
picture,
because
somebody
look
back
and
say:
I
should
have
grabbed
that
picture
because
someday
they
won't
be
with
us
anymore
and
again.
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone
for
for
what
you
do
today,
all
the
non
veterans.
Thank
you
for
your
service
to
our
country.
Thank
you
for
your
service
to
Boston
and
to
the
veterans.
I
want
to
say
day.
C
The
veterans
behind
me
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
the
service
as
well,
and
to
Commissioner
sterling
and
her
team.
They
do
this
stuff
every
single
day,
they're,
incredible
people,
and,
and
they
do
it
because
they
love,
they
love
their
veterans
and
they
love
the
city.
So
thank
you
and
I'm.
Just
gonna
ask
if,
if
city
councilor
Flynn
would
just
come
up
here
and
say
a
couple
words
and
then
I'm
willing
to
turn
it
back
over
the
Commissioner,
because
she's
the
boss,
Thank.
B
Thank
You
mayor
Walsh
and
Commissioner
sterling
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
be
with
you
today.
This
is
my
first
event
as
a
city
council,
but
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
to
the
mayor
to
the
Commissioner,
for
what
you've
done
for
our
veterans
in
informal
eteri
families,
making
sure
that
they
are
treated
with
respect
and
dignity.
It's
the
veterans,
but
also
the
military
families
that
are
what
make
our
city
great
and
make
our
country
great.
B
So
I'm
glad
to
be
here
with
the
mayor
with
the
Commissioner
and
especially
with
all
volunteers,
working
so
hard,
making
sure
that
our
veterans
and
military
families
are
treated
fairly
treated
with
respect
and
I
remember
being
overseas,
and
someone
was
helping
my
wife
and
kids,
and
that
made
me
very
happy
being
overseas.
Knowing
that
someone
came
by
to
say
hello
to
them
and
to
help
them
on
different
issues.
B
A
So
I
want
to
echo
something
that
the
mayor
touched
on,
so
I've
been
doing
a
lot
of
speaking
events
as
you
can
imagine,
there
aren't
a
lot
of
female
Marines
kicking
around,
so
they
they
asked
me
to
speak
and
I
went
to
Eastern
Bank's.
They
have
a
quarterly
meeting
with
their
officers
and,
like
I
always
do
most
of
my
speaking
events.
I
asked
the
veterans
to
stand
up
to
be
recognized
and
the
room
was
about
600
people
and
of
that
609
veterans
stood
up
and
that
really
reflects
actual
the
national
average.
A
We
only
make
1
percent
of
the
population
and
it's
shrinking.
So
that's
one
percent
of
the
9/11
veterans
that
have
actually
served
our
country.
Six
percent
is
all
of
our
by
all
the
veterans.
But
the
note
there
is
because
we're
such
a
small
group
of
people,
you
guys
need
to
know,
tell
your
story.
Tell
your
story,
because
that's
the
only
way
that
we
know
how
to
fix
the
GI
Bill.
It's
the
only
way.
A
If
you
haven't
been
there,
it's
a
treat,
it's
awesome,
but
definitely
for
my
veterans,
tell
your
stories
and
just
engage
again
with
our
with
our
communities.
So
they
know
that
you
know
what
we're
going
through
and
how
to
support
us
and
again,
thank
you
guys
so
much
for
being
here,
you're,
making
sure
that
your
we're,
not
veterans,
aren't
just
a
bumper
sticker
that
you're
putting
on
there
to
say
we
support
our
troops.
You're
not
just
liking
us
on
Facebook
you're,
actually
here
to
support
us
and
I.
Thank
you
so
much
for
that.
A
Thank
you
so
I'm
to
two
housekeeping
things.
We're
actually
going
to
have
everybody.
Do
a
group
picture
we're
gonna
set
ourselves
up
on
the
stairs
veterans
on
the
front,
something
we
do
every
year
and
then,
after
that
we
have
a
little
bit
of
we're
gonna.
Do
our
cake,
cutting
ceremony
and
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Quincy
after
that
and
we'll
get
get
rolling.
So
if
I
could
have
you
guys,
stand
on
up
and
get
up
on
the
stairs?
Thank
you.