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From YouTube: 3rd Annual African American Veteran Appreciation Brunch
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No one deserves more appreciation than our veterans. Mayor Walsh joins former Veterans Commissioner Giselle Sterling, Health and Human Services Chief Marty Martinez, and several distinguished members of the military for the 3rd Annual African American Veteran Appreciation Breakfast at the Thelma D. Burns Building in Roxbury.
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B
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Back
in
2015
we
started
a
program
called
Operation
patient
by
veteran,
where
volunteers,
every
month,
between
March
and
November
go
to
a
different
neighborhood
in
Boston
and
thank
our
veterans
for
their
service
that
she
can
deliver
a
resource
packet
so
that
we're
not
just
thanking
our
veterans
were
connecting
them
with
these
resources
and
opportunities
that
they
deserve.
And
it's
really
that
face
to
face
time
that
we
have
with
our
veterans
that
builds
our
community.
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These
community
events
example
of
your
strong,
removing
work
together
and
this
year
with
the
support
of
the
black
employee,
Network
and
our
leadership
at
helping
humans
and,
of
course,
the
great
work
at
the
Fair
Housing
and
equity
office.
We
were
able
to
do
this
and
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
Fair
Housing
and
equity
I'd
like
to
bring
up
my
great
colleague
a
great
advocate
and
strong
leader,
Willa
Doha,.
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The
last
thing
that
any
better
or
any
person
to
the
solution,
experiences
discrimination
in
housing.
This
is
our
table
right
here.
It's
officer
got
some
ectopy.
So
if
your
venerated
or
not
a
veteran-
and
you
think
you
experience
discrimination
knowledgeably,
you
just
want
to
learn
more
about
what
we
do
and
how
we
can
benefit
you
just
please,
come
and
see
this
real.
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Good
good
afternoon
everybody,
so
my
name
is
Marty
Martinez
and
I'm
their
hostage
chief
of
Health
and
Human,
Services
and
I'm
excited
to
be
here
with
all
of
you
today,
but
actually
mostly
proud
to
be
here.
With
all
of
you
today,
proud
of
the
work
that
these
two
incredible
leaders
that
you
just
heard
from
Giselle
and
well,
and
the
work
of
fair
housing
and
veteran
services.
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They
live
in
the
cabinet
that
I
have
the
privilege
of
partnering
with
and
opening
the
lead
and
so
I'm
so
excited
to
see
these
departments
working
together
to
think
about
how
we
serve
people
I'm,
not
in
isolation
but
think
about
the
connection.
So
once
again,
these
two
great
leaders,
you
just
heard
from.
E
I'm
also
proud
to
be
there
with
you
with
so
many
veterans
that
are
here
today
for
me,
as
the
chief
of
Human
Services
I
get
to
work
everyday
with
these
amazing
departments.
In
addition
to
those
who
are
here,
we
have
the
age
strong
Commission,
who
you
heard
from
as
well
as
the
Health
Commission.
That's
here.
We
have
some
folks
doing
some
great
work
and
our
work
is
really
simple.
Our
work
is
about
breaking
down
barriers
for
people
to
access
opportunity.
E
That's
what
it's
about
in
Health
and
Human
Services
we're
working
every
day
to
ensure
that
there
are
not
barriers
for
folks
to
take
advantage
of
the
amazing
opportunities
that
are
happening
in
our
city,
whether
it's
through
housing,
whether
it's
the
job,
Economic
Development,
whatever
it
may
be.
Health
and
Human
Services
is
working
to
ensure
that
barriers
don't
exist
so
that
everyone
has
a
pathway
to
opportunity
here
in
our
city
and
that
no
one
gets
left
behind.
That's
the
work
of
Health
and
Human
Services.
E
E
My
family
worked
endlessly
is
from
a
child
to
today
in
veterans
issues
specifically
around
mexican-american
veterans,
and
so
I
know
what
it's
like
to
ensure
that
we
have
the
supports
necessary
for
our
men
and
women
who
come
back
to
not
only
thank
them
for
their
service,
but
continue
to
thank
them
by
creating
opportunities
that
are
here
today.
So
for
me
to
use
Thank
You
leaders
and
thank
you
for
all
you've
done
and
I
just
want
to
add
that
applause
and
I
appreciate
them.
Your
commitment
and
sacrifice.
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None
of
the
work
that
we
do
in
the
city
of
Boston
would
be
possible
without
continued
support,
advocacy
and
leadership
every
day.
We're
working
to
advance
a
bold
agenda
and
that
agenda
is
the
agenda
of
our
fearless
mayor
and
I'm
excited
to
be
here
today
to
not
only
introduce
him
too,
but
once
again
thank
him
for
the
ability
he's
given
us
to
keep
working
for
all
Bostonians
to
advance
our
agenda
together.
So
please
help
me
welcome
our
great
mayor,
Warren,
J,
Walsh,.
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The
team
Human
Services
for
the
great
work
they
do
I
want
to
thank,
will
and
the
great
team
Holliday
for
the
great
wear.
If
you
do
I'm
gonna
charm,
a
little
bit
of
lunch
Dell
in
a
second
I
made
you
hell.
Thank
you
very
much.
Aj
Hills
started
as
a
before
you
get
in
through
service,
actually
maybe
to
the
services
before
that.
But
it
was
an
OH&S
coordinator
for
the
city
of
Boston.
So
we
got
all
his
great
training
in
the
rec
room
for
their
city.
F
I
am
I
was
a
rapid
and
he
was
a
coordinator
in
the
Crawford
Square
area
and
we
got
a
chance
to
work
on
a
whole
bunch
of
different
issues
together.
So
it's
amazing
to
see
the
world
light
come
full
circle.
I,
look
forward
to
hearing
from
Lieutenant
Colonel
hints
in
a
little
bit
the
keynote
speaker
today.
Thank
you,
sir,
for
being
in
with
us
today.
I
also
just
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
a
few
other
folks
that
here
we
have
Washington,
Police,
Commissioner,
Commissioner,
gracias,.
F
F
Want
to
thank
all
the
vendors
sitting
here
today,
you
know,
as
you
look
around
the
veterans
are
in
this
room
of
the
people
that
sure
take
advantage
of
the
folks
that
are
in
this
room
today.
They
he
had
to
help
you
I
know:
I
met
some
petrol
to
Springfield
and
some
veterans
for
all
the
parts.
The
problem
they
hear
is
well
this
morning
still
go
around
and
talk
to
people.
If
we
can
be
helpful
to
you
again,
we
want
to
be
helpful
to
you
to
all
the
veterans.
F
You
know
money
said
this:
if
it
weren't
for
you
and
your
service
and
I
look
around
I
know
we
have
some
World
War,
two
vets.
We
have
some
Korean
War
vets
Soviet,
not
more
vets.
We
have
some
current
vets
that
fought
for
us
in
Afghanistan
in
Iraq
and
other
places
around
the
world
from
the
bottom.
I
are
at
the
bottom
of
all
of
our
hearts
in
the
city
of
Boston.
I
want
to
thank
you
and
commend
you
on
your
service
to
our
country.
So
thank
you.
Veterans.
F
F
Our
welcome
home
breakfast
is,
and
bringing
veterans
into
into
this
breakfast
and
getting
connected
to
the
City
of
Boston,
and
it's
incredible
to
see
the
young
man
connected
to
the
vasa
by
the
program,
because
that's
what
exactly
we're
supposed
to
be
doing.
So,
as
you
making
connections
to
people-
and
you
saw
there-
was
some
stories
of
about
having
enough
diversity
in
different
areas
of
government,
whether
it's,
whether
it's
please
to
find
out
whether
a
City
Hall
with
a
share
economy,
it
wouldn't
sustain
us
all
those
stories,
the
King
on
those
stories.
F
What
we
have
to
do
is
make
those
stories
turn
them
into
a
possible
and
to
see
the
result
of
that
and
this
young
man
holding
his
baby
understanding
that
there's
an
opportunity
that
be
far
from
this
country
and
serve
this
country
and
because
of
that
reason
he
is
now
or
not
to
apply.
The
problem
is
completely
for
his
little
baby,
giving
an
unbelievable
life
for
the
future.
That's
what
it's
all
about!
It's
about!
Expanding
our.
F
And
happy
to
see
also
represent
lysmer
Indian
and
the
reason
why
I'm
happy
too
serious
because
she's
been
sworn
in
for
about
about
nine
weeks
now
as
a
state
representative
and
it's
about
expansion
about
making
sure
that
people
get
tied
into
the
community
and
Liz
spent.
A
lot
of
time
went
to
a
different
adventure
community
and
to
see
her
here
today.
Me
not
I'm,
not
trying
to
say
something
that
that
shouldn't
happen.
But
the
fact
that
you're
here
today
shows
us
that
we're
growing
expanding.
So
thank
you
for
presenting.
F
Obviously,
today,
today
in
February,
I
said
this:
yesterday,
the
senior
event
we
had
was
celebrating
Black
History
Month,
it's
something
that
we
really
celebrate
every
month,
but
we
have
specifically
black
history,
but
in
February
so
I
guess
we
can
have
a
little
special
emphasis
on
making
sure
that
we
celebrate
Black,
History
and
I.
Think
that's
important
for
us,
and
and
what
we're
doing
here
today
is
a
celebration
of
the
contributions
that
African
Americans
have
made
to
all
facets
of
life.
That
includes
Millis
military
going
back
centuries.
That's
what
this
breakfast
is
all
about.
F
Today,
it's
about
an
understanding
and,
in
some
cases,
an
education.
This
event
is
an
opportunity
to
show
our
appreciation
for
our
veterans
both
past
and
present.
We'll
never
forget
your
sacrifice
and
we
should
never
take
one
for
granted.
Although
I
think
some
people
do
take
them
for
granted,
but
here
in
Boston
we're
not
going
to
take
the
program,
we're
gonna
make
sure.
F
The
veterans
in
this
room
have
allowed
us
the
opportunity
to
always
work
towards
building
a
more
just
and
equitable
society
if
it
weren't
for
a
veteran
who
wouldn't
be
able
to
do
have
that
opportunity
in
Boston.
We've
come
a
long
way,
but
disparities
and
barriers
still
remain
every
day
in
every
aspect
of
life.
We're
working
at
the
table
of
barriers
down
we're,
making
sure
that
people
from
all
walks
of
life
and
all
kinds
of
access
have
resources
at
the
service.
They
need
to
build
a
strong
life.
F
As
you
walk
around
this
room
today,
you're
gonna
see
an
opportunity
to
get
connected
to
something
that
you
might
need
help
with
for
the
inspection
services
of
fair
housing,
whether
it's
a
veteran
services
of
Boston
or
some
of
the
nonprofit
other.
It's
the
Walia
make
sure
that
you
take
advantage
of
those
opportunities
to
take
advantage
of
those
programs,
because
they
here
for
you.
Last
month,
we
signed
an
I
signed
an
executive
order
to
ensure
that
racial
equity
is
part
of
everything
that
we
do
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We're
going
to
be
training.
F
Best
practices
in
to
delivering
services
that
are
fair
and
responsive
to
the
needs
of
our
neighborhoods,
we're
going
to
measure
our
progress
with
data
and
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
all
the
promise
of
programs
are
meeting
on
equity
goals
and
making
sure
that
that's
really
what
it's
not
simply
signing
a
piece
of
paper
and
just
going
on
and
saying,
have
a
fresh
release
into
Twitter
and
tweet.
Something
like
that.
F
It's
about
how
do
we
make
sure
that
we're
seeing
real
differences,
the
technical
order
is
good,
for
our
entire
city
is
going
to
open
more
doors
for
people.
It's
going
to
make
sure
that
we
leave
no
one
behind,
especially
our
veterans,
because
oftentimes
when
we
had
the
first
operation.
Bank
of
that
couple,
people
came
back
to
me
and
told
me
stories
of
somebody
knocking
on
the
door
and
coming
across
Vietnam
that
or
the
knee
and
Vietnam
vet
open
to
doing
the
person.
They're.
Not
the
lead
was
to
take
a
few
service.
F
The
Vietnam
vet
decided
crying
because
the
Vietnam
vet
that
said
that
this
was
back
in
2015.
No
one
ever
said.
Thank
you
to
me
for
my
service
and
we
take
things
for
granted
all
the
time
and
it's
important
for
us
not
to
do
that
in
our
city.
We
don't
want
to
leave
anyone
behind,
especially
our
veterans,
and
we
want
to
help
bringing
access
to
housing
education
on
get
on
the
services.
F
So
in
Boston
we
have
a
deep
respect
for
an
aberration
for
our
veterans,
as
you
can
hear
my
teeth,
mightiness,
whose
health
Human
Services
talking
about
about
his
family
Giselle
sterling
on
commissioner
effective
services
who
fought
for
this
country
talked
about
what
she's
worth
her
story,
and
so
many
other
folks
that
have
fought
for
our
country.
Commissioner,
Finn's
sons,
both
fought
for
our
country
he's
a
veteran
himself
of
both
of
his
sons
fought
in
the
front
country.
F
So
many
connections
in
two
city
governments
that
this
that
we
know
people
directly
have
fought
for
this
country
that
allows
the
freedom.
So
we
will
always
have
your
back
reference.
We
will
always
continue
to
promote
you
and
make
sure
that
you
have
all
the
resources
and
services
that
you
need
to
live
in
a
city
that
you
can
you
that
you
fought
for
this
country.
You
put
your
life
on
my
first
country
and
it's
our
responsibility
not
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
give
you
the
services
that
you
need
to
live
a
great
healthy
life.
F
I
left
one
person
out
of
my
remarks
because
I
want
to
make
a
special
mention
of
it
today
and
that's
Commission
Jews
Australia
I
elected
in
May
2014
I
want
to
get
elected
Francis
curry
arena
was
the
veterans
veterans
Commission
in
the
city
of
Boston,
ended
and
I
shot.
Gizelle
was
working
in
the
office
about
2015
Francisco
came
to
me
and
said
that
he
was
going
to
work
on
the
state
are
soon
before
that
and
I
said.
F
Good
luck
have
fun
and
he
did
a
really
nice
job
here
in
the
city,
but
I
kept
hearing
about
yourself
sterling
and
I
thought
to
myself.
That
honestly,
I'll
be
honest
today
that
you
know
appointed
yourself
Commissioner
of
Veterans
Affairs
is
great
she's,
a
veteran
fought
for
our
country,
she's,
a
marine
she's
in
the
office.
We
can
make
some
history
here
in
creating
the
putting
point
in
the
first
woman
ever
to
be
the
head
of
veteran
services.
F
City
of
us,
so
I
asked
her
if
she
would
take
the
post-
and
she
said
yes
and
I-
had
really
no
idea
that
the
office
was
gonna,
the
impact
that
she
was
going
to
have
our
veteran
community,
because
not
too
long
after
that
I
went
to
a
welcome
home
breakfast
and
I
had
the
chance
to
see
the
impact
of
gizelle
speech.
To
that
breakfast.
She
get
up.
F
I,
don't
think
she
was
expecting
to
speak
that
morning
and
she
talked
about
her
service
to
our
country,
in
the
impact
that
she
had
on
veterans
and
taking
that
from
from
that
point,
to
making
sure
that
we
did
operation.
Thank
event
in
the
impacts
of
operation,
thank
effect
without
veterans
coming
in
voluntary
and
knocking
on
doors,
to
read
other
veterans
and
think
of
the
bedrooms.
But
what
she
was
able
to
do
in
rallying
around
the
community
and
the
team
of
volunteers
is.
He
has
to
welcome
back
our
veterans.
F
We
had
an
issue
on
the
Fire,
Department
police
department
and
recruiting
people.
We
asked
his
help
me
to
go
out
there
and
work
with
the
trying
to
attract
and
get
veterans
of
cholera
that
fought
for
this
country
that
turned
the
service
to
take
these
tests
and
to
out
there
and
what
she
said
was
no,
she
as
they
no,
she
said
absolutely,
let's
do
it
and
she
started
to
work
on
making
sure
that
build
up
the
ranks
to
create
the
same
opportunities
for
people
and
for
our
veterans
account
the
services
that
provided
out
of
our
office.
F
F
A
A
This
point
we're
going
to
go
into
our
award
serve
every
year
but
past
three
years
to
take
the
time
to
honor
the
work
and
legacy
of
veterans
in
a
community.
These
are
your
neighbors,
your
friends,
the
people
who
have
taken
up
charge
of
simplified
excellence
and
the
things
they
did
every
today.
This
year's
recipients
are
and
the
way.
G
My
niece,
my
namesake
she's,
almost
like
a
daughter
and
my
husband
after
spending
for
her
uncle,
it's
mounted
down
on
her
right
now
because
of
all
of
the
activities
that
I
think
everyone
here
is
very
much
aware
from
the
time
she
was
little.
She
didn't
understand
the
word
no
and
that's
in
the
Gulf.
She
still
doesn't
know
how
to
say
no,
but.
B
G
H
H
A
Use
our
guest
speaker,
our
last
speaker,
is
another
example
of
veterans
who
continue
to
serve
after
his
service
Anthony
Henson,
a
retired,
lieutenant
colonel
after
serving
over
30
years
in
the
United
States
Army
he
went
on
to
serve
in
the
DEA
in
four
of
the
past.
Five
years
has
been
scared,
his
skills
and
leadership
and
personal
responsibility
to
our
youth
right
here
in
Boston.
Please
help
help
me
in
welcoming
lieutenant
colonel.
I
E
I
Guy
leaving
Fort
Lewis
head
to
McChord
Air
Force
Base
and
we
had
a
Air
Force
guy,
going
the
opposite
way,
headed
toward
each
other
middle
tonight.
It
will
both
died
in
a
car
accident.
Total
vehicles,
the
army
guy,
got
out.
Airports
got
out,
they
weren't
unharmed.
Very
that's
the
great
thing
the
guys
said:
hey,
you
know
we
got
to
put
away
up
in
a
inter-service
rivalry
and
get
over
to
victory.
You
know
this
is
America
signing
you
got
the
Air
Force
guys
said
you
know
what
you're
right.
You
know
you
know
absolutely
right.
I
Let
me
go
check
my
trunk
and
see
what
else
is
saved
in
him.
Air
Force
guy
goes
in.
This
trunk
pulls
out
a
bottle
of
Jack
Daniels,
get
it
to
the
army
guy.
Let's
toast
how
Luke
clown
French
Dip
the
army
guys
drink,
opens
up
drinks.
Half
of
it
gives
it
to
the
Air
Force
guys
said
your
turn.
Air
Force
guy
puts
the
cap
back
on
said
now.
Just
wait
for
the
cops.
I
Sorry,
of
course,
but
they
were
40
werewolves,
distinguished
guests
and
families.
My
name
is
attended.
Colonel
Anthony
head
said:
I
served
30
years
in
the
Army,
observing
both
active
and
reserve
duty
as
a
military
intelligence
officer.
The
counterintelligence
officer
who
wrong
I
had
six
combat
tours
in
Afghanistan,
Iraq
and
Kuwait
and
I
was
my
part-time
job
full
time.
Job
I
spent
25
minutes
in
the
DD,
a
New
York,
Newark,
Miami,
Bahamas
and
I
retired
after
25
years
here
in
Boston.
I
I
I
I
Build
me
over
the
Instagram:
it's
a
challenge
that
child
is
dealing
with
young
men
and
women.
Today
you
know
trying
to
foster
their
leadership
to
teaching
leadership,
and
you
know
foster
all
of
those
abilities
they
have
within
himself.
St.
chocolate
is
that
you
have,
and
you
all
have
you
see
our
service,
especially
african-americans,
is
brought
with
heroics
and
irony
yeah.
We
were
fighting
for
freedom
outside
the
country
while
with
fight
those
freedoms
inside.
I
Some
of
us
still
have
challenges,
challenges
of
working
with
different
people.
We've
never
been
around
working
with
different
legal
military
organizations,
family
separation
and
a
host
of
challenges.
But
you
see
what
got
us
through
is
great.
That's
that
new
term
that
they
use
it.
Since
2007
became
a
scientific
concept
by
a
research
study
from
the
University
of
Pennsylvania
University
of
Michigan
and
Military
Academy
at
West
Point
great.