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A
A
I'm
sorry,
what
I
could
do
is
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
three
newly
appointed
commissioners
that
we
have
on
the
board
right
now
and
they
are
Charles
4xi.
He
came
to
us
from
he
came
to
us
from
the
veterans
multi-service
Center
mr.
Lloyd
REMIC,
he's
from
the
Union
League
and
George
Perez
he's
from
the
Latin
American
Post
8:40.
A
Since
our
last
meeting
I,
any
members
of
this
commission
have
assisted
with
burial,
Philadelphia
veterans
at
Washington's,
crossing
National
Cemetery,
the
staff.
There
helped
us
with
several
veterans
organizations,
also
presenting
a
very
very
nice
ceremony
for
veterans,
and
that
ceremony
is
absolutely
heartfelt.
If
you
have
an
opportunity
to
to
go
there
at
the
end
of
the
last
Thursday
of
every
month,
they
have
a
ceremony
there
for
unattended
veterans,
meaning
the
people
who
were
brought
there
during
the
month,
who
had
no
one
to
tend
their
funeral.
They
have
a
ceremony
for
him.
A
E
I'm
Charlie
forshay
and
as
George
mentioned
I'm
a
new
member
to
the
Advisory
Commission
I
am
a
21
year,
Army
veteran
and
also
a
veteran
of
two
wars:
the
I'm
a
life
member
of
the
Military
Officers
Association
I'm,
a
member
of
the
American
Legion,
and
have
worked
for
veterans,
multi-service
Center
for
the
past
four
years.
I
head
up
client-facing
services
for
the
veterans,
multi
service
center.
F
The
veterans
initiative
of
the
Armed
Services
Council
and
I've
had
the
privilege
of
working
with
a
number
of
wounded
warriors
at
Walter
Reed
Hospital
over
the
years.
Doing
various
and
sundry
legal
work
with
them
and
the
one
of
the
surviving
quadriplegic
Afghanistan
sergeant
marine,
who
is
now
making
great
and
rapid
recovery.
G
My
name
is
George
Perez
United
States,
Marines
I
was
with
the
landing
force
in
Beirut.
Lebanon
I
was
in
Korea
for
two
days,
I'm
also
with
the
Veterans
parade
of
Philadelphia
on
the
Executive
Board
I
was
a
former
military
specialist
for
United
States,
congressman
Robert
Brady
for
22
years.
I
was
involved
in
the
investigation
of
killing
of
civilian
by
the
Union.
G
H
Hi,
my
name
is
Andrea
McCoy,
I'm
very
happy
to
be
here
at
the
city,
council
chambers,
okay,
great
I
wanted
to
just
mention
quick
background
33
years
in
the
military,
both
enlisted
an
officer
with
the
Marine
Corps
and
also
with
the
army.
Most
of
my
jobs
were
combat
arms,
which
consisted
of
artillery
tanks
and
mechanized
infantry.
Then
my
last
MOS
was
simulation
operations
which
dealt
with
modeling
simulation
and
planning
exercises
for
the
whole
AOR
I
have
had
six
deployments
for
international
deployments.
Two
back-to-back
combat
tours
in
Iraq
and
Afghanistan.
H
H
To
that,
and
you
know
we
don't
create
laws,
we're
not
a
legislative
branch,
we
don't
execute
laws,
we're
not
an
executive
branch
or
the
mayor's
office,
and
we
don't
we're
not
a
judge.
We
don't
judge
anything
we're
an
advisory
commission
and
anyway,
I
can
give
advice
to
the
council
members
or
the
city
of
Philadelphia
or
fellow
veterans
out.
That's
where
it's
all
about
I
have
met.
We
have
all
met,
but
I
specifically
have
met
with
Councilwoman
Gilmore's
office.
H
A
Thank
you,
as
you
can
see,
you
know
we're
all
saying
that
we
belong
to
this
organization
and
that
organization,
it's
not
it's,
not
that
this
is
like
one
of
those
I
love
me
walls,
it's
that
it's
our
reach,
that
we
have
okay.
What
I'd
like
to
do
is
I'd
like
to
move
in
with
our
smeek
speakers.
Now
we
have
the
honor
of
having
a
council
person
here
today
that
Councilwoman
Catherine
Gilmore
Richardson.
If
you
would
ma'am
please.
A
I
So
first
I
just
like
to
thank
you
all
for
your
service
for
your
service
to
our
country
and
for
your
service
on
this
commission.
We
truly
appreciate
the
work
you
do,
which
is
why
our
office
has
continued
to
work
with
you
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
you
on
all
the
legislative
initiatives
that
we
have.
First
I
just
want
to
give
honored
to
my
father,
James
William
Gilmore,
who
was
an
Army
veteran
he's
now
deceased.
I
It
did
serve
a
tour
of
duty
in
Korea
and
also
to
my
Uncle
Sam
who's,
probably
watching
he's
a
disabled
veteran
from
Vietnam
and
just
wanted
to
thank
him
for
his
service
and
also
my
legislative
aide,
Sean
Baldwin,
who
is
a
three-time,
Iraq,
Afghanistan,
combat,
War
veteran
and
just
wanted
to.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
service
and
for
your
work.
I
wanted
to
come
this
afternoon
just
to
talk
about
some
of
the
things
that
we've
done
since
the
initial
Charter
change.
The
bills
and
resolutions
were
introduced
in
January.
I
That
would
provide
for
a
preference
for
graduates
of
career
in
technical
education,
schools
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
so
first
just
wanted
to
walk
through
some
of
the
changes
and
amendments
that
we
have
undertaken
since
we've
been
in
constant
conversation
and
working
with
the
members
of
this
commission.
Initially,
when
the
legislation
was
introduced,
the
point
preference
for
Career
and
Technical
Education
graduates
was
introduced
at
10:00,
and
we
did
that,
knowing
that
we
would
need
to
negotiate
down.
So
we
changed
the
preference
from
10
points
down
five
points.
I
So
after
talks
and
communication
with
all
of
you,
we
introduced
that
legislation
last
week
that
would
give
a
lifetime
10-point
preference
to
children
or
grandchildren
of
those
who
who
passed
away
in
the
line
of
duty.
That
has
never
happened
before
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
and
it
was
our
honor
and
privilege
to
introduce
that
legislation.
After
working
with
all
of
you,
we
will
move
to
put
the
CTE
legislation
on
the
suspension
calendar
I'm
at
tomorrow's
session
to
give
us
the
opportunity
to
continue
to
talk
in
our
discussions
we
had
with
all
of
you.
I
We
stated
that
we
would
amend
the
legislation
to
go
to
the
next
election
date,
which
is
in
November,
but
that
would
give
us
the
opportunity
to
address
all
the
the
questions,
the
comments
and
concerns
that
you
all
had,
and
that
would
give
us
more
time
to
do
so.
In
our
initial
conversations,
you
want
access
to
slow
this
process
down
and
by
amending
the
legislation
last
week
and
then
moving
it
to
the
suspension
calendar
this
week.
I
We
are
doing
exactly
that
so
wanted
to
a
thank
you
for
the
invitation
to
be
here
today,
but
be
make
it
very
clear
that
we
are
continuing
to
do
exactly
what
we
said.
We
would
do.
The
legislation
was
amended,
so
it
cannot
come
up
for
a
vote
in
the
April
election
cycle
and
we
are
going
to
put
it
on
the
suspension
calendar
so
that
it
does
not
appear
on
the
calendar
each
and
every
week,
so
that
people
think
that
it's
coming
up
for
a
final
vote.
I
So
even
though
it's
eligible
for
it,
we're
gonna
put
it
on
the
suspension
calendar
to
keep
our
word
to
all
of
you
last
ask
that
I
would
have
before
I
leave
and
I
apologize
if
I
can't
stay
for
the
entire
meeting.
As
we
have
pre
budget
meetings,
I'd
like
to
ask
if
anyone
could
offer
public
comment
or
testimony
at
the
council
hearing
tomorrow
to
talk
about
the
process
we
have
undertaken
in
my
office
and/or
to
let
everyone
know
that
my
colleagues
know.
I
I
C
Councilwoman,
thank
you
for
coming.
Sean
Sean
as
well,
but
you
in
particular
and
I
will
be
very
happy
today
to
say
how
it's
been
a
very
rewarding
experience
working
with
your
office
in
trying
to
iron
out
the
different
things
with
the
legislation.
Yeah
we're
it's.
We
still
don't
have
it
polished.
We
still
aren't
where
we
would
like
to
be,
but
it's
it's
been
a
rewarding
experience
and
I.
Thank
you
for
that
and
to
also
two
things
on
the
record
just
so.
C
I
So
the
CTE
preference
legislation,
the
two
bills
in
the
resolution
we
will
place
on
the
suspension
calendar
tomorrow
right
now,
you'll
see
them
reflected
on
the
final
passage
calendar,
but
we
know
that
during
our
caucus
session
we
have
to
as
a
sponsoring
member
say
what
we'll
do
with
our
legislation.
So
tomorrow
I'll
move
to
put
them
on
the
suspension
calendar,
but
that
has
no
effect
on
the
legislation
that
was
introduced
last
week,
which
we
need
to
schedule
for
here.
C
Right,
the
kind
you've
been
very
clear
and
candid
with
us
and
in
our
discussions
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
people,
you
know,
heard
that
clearly
the
other
suggestion
that
I
would
have
in
the
pending
legacy
legislation
for
the
veterans,
children
and
grandchildren.
That
spouses
also
be
included
in
that
because
often
the
combat
deaths
that
we
are
saying:
they're,
young
families
and
so
the
benefit
for
the
children.
C
I
I
B
B
They
have
extensive
training
and
they
have
a
little
bit
of
advantage
over
the
everyday
average
American
who
didn't
go
through
not
only
regular
schooling
but
also
training
through
our
armed
services,
regardless
of
the
branch
so
based
on
that
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
found
it
prudent
to
give
veterans
a
preference
when
applying
for
these
type
of
civil
service
positions.
The
city
of
and
County
Philadelphia
did
not
do
that,
and
this
went
up
to
the
US
District
Court
and
it
went
even
higher
than
the
US
District
Court
in
1993.
B
It
went
to
the
Third
Circuit
of
the
United
States,
one
step
below
the
US
Supreme
Court
and
in
the
Third
Circuit.
They
heard
arguments
of
whether
or
not
this
preference
should
apply
in
all
67
counties
in
Pennsylvania
and
they
concluded
in
a
decision
that
this
preference
not
only
should
be
it's
the
law
and
they
cited
the
not
statute
1983.
The
civil
rights
statute
that
we
always
hear
about.
B
They
explained
that
these
this
preference
is
a
property
right,
guaranteed
the
veterans
under
the
Constitution
of
both
United
States
and
of
Pennsylvania,
because
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
granted
that
right
upon
veterans
living
within
the
Commonwealth,
this
preference.
So
in
that
decision
they
made
it
a
law
not
only
in
Pennsylvania
but
bate.
That
law
of
the
Third
Circuit
covers
the
district
of
New
Jersey,
the
district
of
Delaware,
the
district
of
US,
Virgin
Islands
and
all
three
federal
districts
in
Pennsylvania,
Western,
middle
and
eastern.
So
in
all
those
areas,
that's
the
law
of
the
land.
B
As
far
as
the
Third
Circuit
goes
for
the
rest
of
the
United
States,
it's
pretty
persuasive
when
a
US
District
Court
of
Appeals,
a
US
Court
of
Appeals
rules.
One
way
and
pretty
much
the
only
way
that's
going
to
get
overruled
would
be
the
US
Supreme
Court
at
this
point.
So
that's
the
law
land
since
1993
that
case
I
found
very
interesting,
has
been
cited
over
a
hundred
and
four
times
in
other
cases,
throughout
the
Commonwealth
and
throughout
the
country.
A
hundred
and
four
different
times
that
case
has
been
cited
as
good
law.
B
But
importantly,
the
way
this
needs
to
be
looked
at
is
like
a
glass
of
water
and
some
people
look
at
a
glass
half-full
and
some
people
look
at
a
glass
half-empty.
When
this
case
started
in
93
there
were
no,
the
preference
wasn't
given
so
that
there's
your
you
know
your
glass
of
water.
Here
we
don't
have
a
preference,
okay
and
the
court
says
you
have
to
give
the
preference.
Now
we
come
here
today
now
we're
in
the
year
2020,
and
they
want
to
give
other
people
who
aren't
veterans
of
preference.
B
Well,
that's
not
exactly
the
same
as
1993,
but
at
the
end
of
the
day
it
is
the
same,
and
why
is
it
the
same?
Because
when
you
give
other
people
a
preference,
it
takes
away
the
preference
it
takes
away
the
preference.
So
if
you
start
giving
other
parties
points
or
preferences
now
of
a
sudden,
the
veterans
don't
have
a
preference,
because
other
people
are
now
given
these
points
or
or
some
form
of
preference.
B
So
it's
taking
away
the
property
rights
of
veterans,
which
is
contrary
to
the
law
that
was
set
forth
by
the
third
circuit
in
1993
and
I.
Just
want
a
quote
from
you,
a
very
important
paragraph
in
that
case
and
I'll
put
the
site
on
the
record.
This
of
course,
the
case
I'm
referring
to
is
Carter
V
city
of
Philadelphia,
which
the
site
in
this
case
is
989
F.
Second,
one
one
seven,
and
that
was
the
Third
Circuit,
the
United
States,
but
in
this
case
I
feel
an
important
statement
made
by
the
court
States
as
follows:.
B
It
is
a
property
right
and
property
rights
are
protected
by
the
Constitution
period.
So,
therefore,
if
any
of
these
bills
pass
that
try
to
take
away
property
rights
of
veterans
by
not
giving
them
the
preference
by
basically
giving
other
people
the
preference,
this
will
be
litigated.
This
will
go
to
the
federal
district
court
and
this
will
end
up
back
in
the
Third
Circuit,
because
this
will
be
litigated
and
at
the
end
of
the
day,
from
viewing
all
the
cases.
B
F
B
It
would
be
fair
to
say
the
law
sets
forth.
That
veterans
are
given
this
preference
for
these
particular
civil
service
positions
for
civil
service
positions,
if
you're
giving
other
people
a
preference
you're
taking
it
away
from
the
veterans,
so
I
think
that
would
be
contrary
to
the
law
and
therefore
will
be
taking
property
away
from
veterans
property
rights
which
are
protected
under
42
u.s.
code,
section
1983.
B
B
C
Currently,
besides
the
proposed
CTE
preference,
there
are
existing
preferences.
Besides,
the
veteran
preference,
namely
the
some
of
them,
are
the
survivor
families
of
police
and
fire.
Then
you
also
have
Explorer
programs
both
in
the
police
and
fire.
There
are
preferences
given
to
bilingual
speaking
individuals,
and
they
may
be
more
specific
and
not
as
as
general
as
the
Preferences
that
exist
now
for
the
survivor
families
for
explorers
etc.
B
My
opinion
is
any
based
on
this
law.
It
just
appears
to
me
taking
away
any
property
rights
from
veterans
at
this
point
seems
to
be
contrary
to
the
law.
That's
what
it
appears
to
be.
So
if
you
want
to
start
passing
any
laws
at
this
point
that
are
going
to
take
property
away
from
veterans
and
that
property
being
the
preference
it
appears,
that
would
be
contrary
to
the
way
the
law
has
been
set
forth
since
1993,
and
if.
C
There
were
procedures
that
spoke
to
issues
such
as,
if
there's
competition
between
a
veteran
and
an
explorer
veteran
and
a
survivor,
veteran
and
a
CTE
student,
and
if
there
was
procedure
or
legislation
it
would
have
to
in
order
for
it
to
not
be
unconstitutional,
there
would
have
to
be
a
provision
where,
if
they
are
in
competition
and
person,
a
is
a
veteran
against
the
10
points.
Person
B
is
a
non
veteran
Ct
graduate
or
survivor
that
gets
say
5
that
that
veteran
would
be
bumped
up
to
15
in
competition.
B
At
it,
in
the
way
you
explained
it,
it
seems
like
as
long
as
the
veteran
has
that
ten-point
advantage.
So
again,
in
that
certain
scenario
you
set
forth
the
veterans,
property
rights
will
be
protected,
the
10-point
advantage
so
with
everyone
else.
They
have
ten
points.
If
someone's
given
five,
the
veteran
would
need
to
be
10
more
than
the
person
with
five.
They
need
that
otherwise
you're
taking
the
property
rights
away
right.
Oh.
B
Sir
I'm
a
criminal
litigation
attorney,
so
I
do
criminal
defense
as
I
was
a
former
assistant,
DA
and
I
also
do
civil
litigation.
I
just
was
asked
to
take
a
look
at
the
law.
I
reviewed
the
law,
and
that
is
just
my
humble
assessment
of
just
reviewing
it
again.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
judge
is
much
higher
than
me,
we'll
make
those
determinations
I
can
only
give
you
what
seems
to
be
the
precedent
set
forth
by
the
US
District
Court
and
the
u.s.
Third
Circuit
Court
of
Appeals
have.
B
Represented
veterans
who
have
been
charged
with
criminal
offenses
in
both
Philadelphia
Veterans
Court,
and
just
even
to
Philadelphia
criminal
justice
center.
The
staff
Justice
Center
veterans
that
have
been
charged
with
everything
from
assault
to
drunk
driving
to
drug
offenses.
So
I've
represented
veterans
in
both
pro
bono
and
paid
capacity
who
have
been
charged
with
criminal
offenses.
H
Thank
you
for
your
work
with
the
Coast
Guard.
My
understanding
is,
is
that
the
ramifications
of
this
is
something
else
that's
of
a
concern,
in
other
words,
after
the
bills,
get
processed,
changed
or
unchanged
in
any
form.
What
are
some
of
the
things
that
could
happen
in
the
future?
After
these
things
are
passed.
B
If
the
major
thank
you
for
your
question,
if
these
bills
were
passed,
it
there's
going
to
be
litigation
because
any
veteran
who's
going
to
lose
their
property
are
going
to
file
a
lawsuit.
And
this
will
bring
the
city
of
Philadelphia
into
a
drawn-out
litigation
in
the
federal
court
at
sex
and
market,
which
will
only
cost
the
city
valuable
financial
resources
which
could
be
spent
in
other
areas
such
as
education,
such
as
job
creation
such
as
housing.
B
A
A
D
We
would
do
claims
for
compensation
for
as
veterans
that
may
receive
injury
or
not
just
physical
but
mental
conditions
and
present
file
paperwork's
forest
claims,
and
then
we
also
do
state
benefits
where
veterans
can
qualify
for
tax
and
tax
exemption
once
they
are
a
hundred
percent
permanent
in
total
and
reside
in
Philadelphia
County,
and
the
other
thing
is
the
hub
community
resources
where
we
outsource
on
additional
help
to
facilities
like
the
multi
service
center
and
wounded
warriors
for
additional
help.
Far
as
housing
and
or
assistance
with
utilities.
A
H
Just
a
quick
comment:
my
understanding
is
that
Nate,
your
military,
veteran
and
you've
been
doing
this
stuff.
This
particular
working
these
issues
for
many
years,
I
mean
I,
don't
know
if
it's,
if
you're,
if
it's
considered
by
a
legal
definition
of
an
expert,
but
my
understanding
is
you're
pretty
much
the
go-to
guy
in
terms
of
veterans
Ben.
Yes,.
D
Thank
you,
I'm.
A
Navy,
veteran
I
was
a
tomcat
mechanic
and
also
to
training
at
Camp
Pendleton
and
then
I'm
been
a
department
service
officer
about
12
years.
I
worked
at
the
regional
office
assistant
claims
so
far
as
when
the
claims
get
deny
up
forest
hearings
with
the
decision
of
review
officers,
also
with
the
board
of
veterans
appeals
when
they
traveled
from
Washington
DC
I
represent
the
veterans.
H
My
closing
comment
is
everything
that
I've
ever
heard
about
associated
with
Nate
or
Nate's
name
is
positive.
Not
one
person
has
not
come
across
with
anything.
I
just
want
you
to
know
that
everyone
that
has
spoken
to
me
about
you
and
what
you're
doing
in
the
office
is
just
phenomenal.
Thanks
again
thank.
D
G
Cover
but
your
office
at
the
office
I
asked
filed
cases
individually,
yes
with
the
Department
Veterans
Affairs,
yes,
sir
now
George
have
asked
that
maybe
next
time
we
have
another
meeting
like
this,
that
you
bring
something
in
writing
as
to
how
many
cases,
monthly
or
120
days,
how
many
cases
you
process
and
what
kind
of
caged
up
in
process
we're
appreciating
no
problem.
Yes,.
D
G
A
J
My
name
is
Joe
Eastman,
retired
Navy
15
years
enlisted
a
little
bit
over
10
commissioned
and
I'm.
Here
too,
I
want
to
do
a
couple
of
things.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
congratulate
the
new
board
member
or
the
new
commission
member.
It's
very
important
I
would
just
say
one
thing:
you
were
talking
Nate
about
blue
or
navy
that
you
know
I
think
a
lot
of
people
get
spun
up
or
hooked
on
the
term
Navy
I
spent
most
of
my
Navy
career
in
the
amphibs
we
carried
Marines.
J
J
I'm,
ignoring
that
listen
what
I'd
like
to
do?
I
I'd
like
to
kind
of
comment
on
what
we've
been
talking
about
here.
This
legislation
that
that
has
been
introduced
over
the
last
three
weeks
and
what
I'd
like
to
do
to
enter
into
the
record,
something
that
just
came
out
yesterday
and
that
is
a
op
IDI
letter
written
to
the
Philadelphia
Inquirer
by
retired,
Major,
General,
Wesley,
Craig
and
who
I'm
sure
most
people
know
who
Major
General
Craig
is
it's
short
and
I'll
just
go
through
it
real
quickly.
J
When
did
it
start
that
elected
Philadelphia
city
officials
believe
that
the
commitment
and
sacrifice
made
by
military
veterans
to
the
city,
state
and
nation
for
more
than
240
years
is
in
some
way
related
or
equivalent
to
a
select
group
of
public
high
school
students?
Area
veterans
feel
that
this
false
equivalence
is
a
quote:
slap
in
the
face.
End
quote
to
service
members
veterans
and
their
families,
y're
City,
Council
members,
currently
considering
bills
and
charter
changes
to
zero
zero,
six,
zero,
zero,
seven
and
zero
zero
four
zero.
J
That
would
permanently
take
away
a
portion
of
the
roughly
60,000
Philadelphia
veterans,
constitutionally
protected
rights
and
hand
them
to
some,
but
not
all
high
school
students.
The
veteran
point
preference
is
protected
under
the
Fourteenth
Amendment
of
the
Constitution
as
a
right
of
property.
Such
a
proposal
is
also
preempted
by
the
Pennsylvania
veteran's
preference
act,
51
pa7
104.
Bravo,
which
establishes
a
property
right
for
veterans
under
42
USC
1983,
as
found
in
Carter
versus
city
of
Philadelphia.
J
J
The
10-point
preference
given
to
veterans
and
children,
grandchildren
of
police
and
firefighters
killed
in
the
line
of
duty
is
a
privilege
intended
to
thank
those
who
have
made
sacrifices
as
public
service
or
military.
It
is
also
in
recognition
of
extra
training.
These
citizens
achieve
and
leadership
hard
work,
duty
and
personal
sacrifice,
including
some
who
gave
their
lives.
J
How
does
a
quote
handout?
End
quote
at
the
expense
of
veterans,
help
specially
trained
1500,
Career
and
Technical
Education
CTE
public
high
school
students,
a
civil
service
job
of
the
approximately
200
open
city
positions.
Roughly
46
are
entry-level
jobs.
What
message
does
this
send
to
our
young
people
and
our
Philadelphia
community
to
arbitrarily
handover
a
preference
that's
been
earned
by
military
veterans?
J
This
would
be
a
continuing
permanently
chartered
discouragement
and
disrespect
to
those
who
served
only
1.8
percent
of
the
approximately
30,000
City
jobs
are
held
by
military
veterans
and
even
fewer
feel
confident
to
try
for
these
jobs.
The
veteran
application
rate
is
1.5
percent
philadelphia.
City
council
are
going
in
the
wrong
direction
for
veteran
specimens
preference
points.
We
need
to
encourage
veterans
with
their
needed
skills
to
serve
again
in
philadelphia,
uphold
the
rights
of
our
veterans
and
first
responders
call
City
Council
the
mayor
and
attend
the
city
hall
council
meeting
this
Thursday
at
10:00
a.m.
J
Nobody
has
been
able
to
convince
me
and
I
think
mr.
Sigman
talked
about.
No
one
has
been
able
to
convince
me
that
by
adding
this
that
at
some
point
down
the
road
there
is
going
to
be
another
demographic
or
another
group
of
people
that
look
at
this
and
say
you
know
what
we're
gonna
wordsmith
this
so
that
we
can
get
it
to
you
can't
convince
me,
that's
not
going
to
happen
and
it
hurts
the
people.
J
The
other
thing
is
and
I
think
this
is
a
difficulty
that
we,
as
veterans,
have
trying
to
explain
to
the
civilian
community
what
it
is
that
we
are
concerned
about
after
the
city
council
meeting
last
week.
Somebody
on
this
side
of
the
aisle
might
have
been
a
staffer
approached
me
and
said:
why
do
you
want
a
job
at
your
age
and
I
thought
to
myself?
You
don't
get
it!
This
isn't
about
me
where
I'm
fighting
for
it's
about
all
these
guys,
men
and
women
that
are
coming
behind
us.
J
J
E
I've
I'd
like
to
echo
what
you're
saying
in
terms
of
the
false
equivalence
of
being
you
know,
a
veteran
is,
is
some
other
some
other
group
or
some
other
interest
is
equal
to.
However,
I'd
like
to
ask
you:
what's
the
difference
between
the
current
bill,
as
proposed
for
a
five-point
preference
and
the
other
programs
that
have
three
and
four
and
five
point
preferences
that
were
that
we've
allowed
I?
Just
that's
that's
the
piece
that
I.
J
J
I
think:
well,
that's
what
they're
I
think.
That's
a
fair
question,
charlie,
but
again
and
I've
asked
this
question
of
counsel
Dean's
staff
people.
How
can
you,
how
can
you
assure
our
veterans
community
that
something
else
down
the
road
is
not
going
to
be
stuck
in
that
they
can't
convince
us
of
that
now.
I
would
tell
you
if
they
could
convince
us
of
that.
I
might
be
fine
with
some
of
this,
but
I
know
a
very
well-known
veteran
when
he
asked
me
what
I
was
doing
down
here.
J
I
didn't
I
had
about
two
sentences
that
he
said:
Joe
be
careful
because
it's
something
else
is
gonna,
be
stuck
in
that
bill
somewhere
down
may
not
be
this
year
may
not
be
that
year,
but
you
know
it
to
me
it
just
dilutes
our
service.
We
were
given
those
points
for
some
reason
and
I
appreciate
a
young
person.
J
C
J
Now,
yes,
because
I've
not
been
convinced
that
again,
it
goes
back
then
I
know
what
city
I'm
sitting
in
I
I
know
what
happens
in
this
city.
Someone's
gonna
come
along
and
say
you
know
what
he's
got
it
I
want
it,
and
how
do
you
protect
against
that?
How
do
you
protect
against
nobody?
Nobody
in
this
building
has
been
able
to
explain
that
to
me
and
I
will
give
the
Councilwoman
all
the
credit
in
the
world.
She
was
very
upfront
about
that.
I
can't
protect
that
I
can't
say
that
that's
not
going
to
happen.
C
J
J
But
my
assumption
is
that,
as
general
Crick
said
in
his
letter
it
was
to
recognize,
certainly
a
service
of
veterans,
but
the
service
and
the
ultimate
sacrifice
of
police
and
firefighters
by
allowing
their
children
to
maybe
take
advantage
of
that
benefit.
That
is
to
me-
and
this
is
Joe
Eastman
speaking
just
Joe
Eastman
I'm-
not
talking
for
any
other
veteran
in
this
city-
that
to
me,
you've
got
a
real
stretch
to
where
you're
going
to
allow
say
a
CTE
graduate
to
get
in
that
exclusive
group
by.
C
J
C
J
Am
happy
again
Joe,
Eason
speaking
I'm
happy
with
the
way
that
bill
was
worded
before
I
got
a
call
from
a
couple
people
on
this
committee
three
weeks
ago
about
this
thing
being
changed.
I
would
have
had
no
reason
to
because
to
me
it
would
to
me
it
was
a
recognition
of
people
who
who
were
willing
to
do
something
now,
especially
in
this
country.
J
Now
where
the
vast
majority
of
people
are
not
willing
to
do
it,
police
jobs,
fire
jobs,
military
I
mean
to
me
it's
it's,
it's
a
special
group
of
people
that
have
earned
that
have
earned.
That
I
mean
I,
can't
imagine
losing
my
father.
If
I
was
young,
guy
ran
into
a
building
more
than
ran
into
a
building,
just
pull
somebody
out
of
a
fire.
Stop
a
bad
person.
I
have
no
problem
with
that.
J
J
J
J
H
H
K
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Jennifer:
Greene
I
am
the
founder
and
director
of
training
of
alpha
Bravo
k9.
We
are
a
philadelphia-based
volunteer
organization,
501c3
that
raises
trains
and
donates
service
dogs
to
disabled
veterans.
It
cost
between
25
and
30
thousand
dollars
per
dog
to
donate
to
each
veteran.
Everything
that
we
do
for
our
veteran
is
is
free.
We
offer
lifetime
support
for
our
veterans.
K
Alpha
Bravo
k9
was
started,
based
on
an
open
conversation
with
my
son,
who
is
a
Marine,
Corps
veteran
and
the
struggles
that
our
veterans
are
coming
home
with
and
how
were
they
dealing
with
it?
One
of
the
main
reasons
for
starting
it
was
the
suicide
rate
in
our
veteran
community,
and
there
are
ways
that
service
dogs
can
change
people's
lives
and
they're
doing
it.
Every
single
day
service
dogs
are
changing
lives.
They
are
bringing
our
veterans
a
better
quality
of
life,
and
that's
what
we're
here
for
we.
K
K
When
my
son
came
home
from
a
second
deployment,
we
realized
that
there
actually
was
no
services
within
Philadelphia
that
offer
this.
We
are
Philadelphia's
very
first
organization
that
does
this
for
veterans
to
date.
There
is
no
other
veteran
organization
for
service
dogs,
specifically
for
veterans
in
Philadelphia,
so
we're
proud
to
be
the
very
first
one,
but
it
was
based
on
a
need
within
our
own
family,
where
I
realized
that
there
was
actually
a
bigger
need
within
our
community.
So
this
is
my
way
of
giving
back
to
all
of
our
disabled
veterans.
A
C
Mr.
green,
could
you
expand
a
bit
as
far
as
the
operation
I'm
curious,
how
alpha
Bravo,
how
that
became
the
name
of
the
organization
but,
more
importantly,
what's
involved
with
training
of
the
dogs?
How
many
dogs,
you
know,
have
you
placed
how
if
people
want
to
get
involved
either
through
financial
support
or
whatever
some
of
your
needs
that
you
see
in
going
forward
yeah?
How
do
you
select
your
dogs?
Just
you
know,
I'm
just
fascinated
and
want
to
to
know
more
about
the
whole
thing.
K
K
Is
striker
striker
is
actually
in
training.
He
just
turned
five
months
this
week.
Strikers
in
training
to
be
our
demo
dog
for
the
organization
were
whole
work
with
veterans
that
are
coming
into
the
program
to
show
them
what
a
service
dog
can
do.
For
example,
we
were
I
was
interviewing,
a
veteran
that
came
in.
He
was
extremely
stressed
out
during
the
interview.
K
The
my
dog
Ecco
actually
looked
at
the
veteran,
and
then
he
looked
at
me
and
I
said
to
the
veteran
Ecco
would
like
to
show
you
what
he
can
do
to
help
redirect.
What's
going
on
right
now
with
you
and
I
asked
him
if
it
was
okay,
he
put
deep
pressure
therapy
on
him
and
he
said
to
me
with
tears
in
his
eyes.
I
understand
now
what
a
service
dog
could
do
to
change
my
life.
K
K
We
select
our
dogs
initially
before
they're
ready
to
leave
their
litter.
We
work
with
an
amazing
breeder
local
breeder
and
we
select
them
at
five
weeks
old
and
we
see
if
they
have
what
it
takes
to
to
be
a
service
dog
the
best.
What
the
best
candidates
is,
what
we're
looking
for
and
then
they
go
through
training
for
up
to
two
years,
based
on
the
needs
of
the
veteran,
every
dog
is
customized,
based
on
what
the
veteran
would
need.
Not
everybody
needs
the
same
exact
thing,
even
if
they
have
the
same
diagnosis.
K
We,
since
we
are
a
volunteer
organization.
We
are
always
looking
for
volunteers
to
help
with
pretty
much
everything
we
are
looking
to
make
partnerships
with
local
businesses
within
the
community
to
help
keep
our
mission
going.
We're
also
at
a
point
where
we're
looking
for
a
space.
We
need
a
facility
in
order
to
keep
the
training
going
on.
K
It
would
be
a
place
where
veterans
could
come
and
congregate.
They
could
be
a
part
of
the
process
since
it
can
take
anywhere
up
to
one
to
three
years
for
a
service
dog
I,
also
like
our
veterans
to
stay
engaged
within
the
organization
due
to
the
length
of
time
that
it
can
take
to
get
a
dog.
So
that's
one
of
our
major
goals
is
to
have
a
facility
within
the
area
and
to
just
keep
the
engagement
going.
F
K
A
L
L
Sure
I
tend
to
pop
the
mic,
so
I'm
particularly
cautious
okay
I
am
my
name,
is
dr.
Cheryl
Renee
Gooch
I
am
the
author
of
Henson
VLEs
heroes,
black
Civil
War
soldiers
of
Chester,
County
Pennsylvania,
and
my
research
was
published
by
the
history
press
in
2018
for
general
audience
and
the
really.
The
purpose
is
to
broaden
the
aperture,
our
awareness
as
a
community
as
a
state
and
as
a
country
of
the
role
of
the
more
than
200,000
african-american
men
who
served
in
the
Union
forces
in
the
Army
and
Navy
during
the
Civil
War.
L
L
Eighteen
of
those
men
from
a
free
black
community
in
Chester
County,
once
called
Henson
Ville,
now
Lincoln
University
Pennsylvania,
we
recruited
in
West
Chester
and
here
in
Philadelphia,
to
serve
in
regiments
that
were
formed
at
Camp,
William
Penn
and
in
readville
Massachusetts,
where
the
54th
Massachusetts
popularized
by
the
film
glory
trained
of
the
eighteen
who
enlisted
16
survived
but
were
not
well
or
whole
after
the
war
during
active
duty.
They
incurred
diseases
and
injuries
that
affected
them,
the
rest
of
their
lives.
L
The
average
monthly
pension
was
eight
dollars
which
sometimes
slightly
increased
with
changes
in
pension
laws,
but
rarely
enough
to
sustain
these
men
and
their
families.
By
the
way,
eight
dollars
in
1865
is
equivalent
to
about
one
hundred
twenty-six
dollars
and
61
cents.
Today
these
men,
who
fought
to
preserve
the
United
States
of
America,
lived
in
or
near
abject
poverty
for
the
rest
of
their
lives.
So
Hinson
Bill's
Heroes
focuses
on
the
mostly
unsuccessful
efforts
of
these
veterans
to
secure
equitable
pensions.
L
Since
few
historical
accounts
focus
on
the
sacrifices
and
struggles
of
African
American
Civil
War
veterans,
my
research
was
sort
of
an
act
of
restorative
justice
too.
We
gather
we
gather
their
stories
and
identities,
rescue
them
from
obscurity
and
place
them
into
our
American
history
and
memory
of
the
Civil
War
civil
war.
L
Our
battles
are
over.
Our
footsteps
are
feeble:
we're
nearing
the
shore
we're
slowly
and
surely
approaching
the
crossing
a
little
while
longer
and
all
will
be
over
when
my
comrades
and
I
pass
through
the
dark
Valley.
Will
you
still
be
faithful?
Will
you
remember
true
when
the
grave
marks
the
spot
where
the
soldiers
are
resting?
Remember
we
saved
this
great
union
for
you,
Henson,
Vil's
heroes.
Thank
you.
A
A
L
A
L
A
A
M
F
M
That
would
be
Antonia
I'll
bet
when
she
joins
us,
so
I
did
have
a
prepared
statement.
I
thought
that
it
would
be
appropriate
to
present
some
of
my
focused
agenda.
My
name
is
dr.
Katie
Bennett
Santos
I
am
the
founder
of
the
National
Alliance
of
women
veterans
incorporated,
which
is
the
first
nationally
recognized
nonprofit,
to
address
women
who
are
sexually
assaulted
was
in
the
country
we
were
established
in
Philadelphia
in
2003
on
March
10th.
M
So
for
the
past
year,
I've
been
working
across
this
state
as
an
ambassador
as
a
selected
12.
Laser
is
one
out
of
15
in
this
country,
I'm
very
proud
to
represent
Pennsylvania
in
my
presence
here
in
Washington
DC,
where
I
now
hold
an
office.
I
am
here
today
to
talk
about
the
book
of
the
national
rights
of
women
veterans
Incorporated,
and
it
gives
me
great
pleasure
to
talk
about
some
of
the
specific
initiatives
for
women
veterans
which
we
are
discussing,
and
laws
are
being
passed
for.
M
Women
veterans
in
Washington,
DC,
of
which
many
of
these
conversations
are
not
a
paramount
to
the
discussions
either
here
or
with
any
of
the
public
forums
which
I
have
been
aware.
I've
attended
the
Town
Hall
at
VA
VA
hospital
here
in
the
last
couple
of
weeks
and
the
questions
that
arose
there
to
my
concern.
M
There
was
not
any
answers
to
those
particular
questions
there
and
I
ought
to
feel
remiss
not
to
bring
those
issues
to
the
table,
because
I
know
that
those
issues
have
been
resolved
and
the
women
veterans
that
were
there
to
ask
the
questions
seem
to
have
some
anxiety
as
to
why
their
issues
were
not
resolved.
I
did
answer
the
questions
about
tax
exemptions,
which
I
am
aware.
I
did
give
the
number
to
the
Veterans
Affairs
office
here,
because
I
know,
there's
been
great.
M
Work
done
in
that
particular
office
and
I
have
a
specific
of
concerns
to
me
about
getting
feedback
from
the
work.
That's
been
done
here
in
this
great
commit
body
of
Commissioners
here
over
the
past
three
or
four
years.
My
concern
is
that
I
have
not
received
any
particular
feedback.
Any
particular
issues.
M
Sir
and
I
would
like
to
talk
particularly
about
my
visit
recently
in
February
to
the
VA
hospital
I
happy
to
experience
a
male
veteran
and
several
male
veterans.
There
participate
with
the
Veterans
integrated
service
network
for
the
past,
maybe
ten
years
they
have
a
monthly
phone
call
for
you
actually
can
speak
into
those
calls
about
the
activities
within
the
veterans
community,
so
I've
been
participating
above
guards
to
activities
that
within
the
VA
hospital,
where
in
there,
I've
experienced
whether
there's
needle
shortages.
M
What
I
also
witnessed
in
the
VA
hospital
was
that
there
were
several
gentlemen
that
were
walking
in
distress,
and
there
was
no
offer
of
travel
to
these
gentlemen,
where
they
were
trying
to
arrange
that
for
themselves
and
I
would
like
that
to
be
a
priority
issue.
As
I
have
a
witness.
I
was
on
the
telephone
with
my
dear
friend
mr.
Abrams,
when
he
said
that
he
was
going
into
the
VA
hospital
they
buried
him
five
days
later.
So
we
are
talking
about
the
on-the-ground
kind
of
activities
where
there
has
not
been
it's
imported.
M
A
direct
access,
some
I
am
directing
my
concerns
to
the
Philadelphia
disease.
Advisory
offers
their
director
mr.
Eric
and
cillo.
His
response
to
me
for
the
past
year
has
been
non-existent
and
I
have
a
question
as
to
the
need
to
evaluate
his
position
and
his
capabilities
in
that
role,
because
there's
been
a
lot
of
quality
of
life
issues
with
regards
to
the
veterans
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
particularly
what
I
was
talking
about.
Pennsylvania
State
Senate
bill
255
is
a
resolution
that
described
des
Pennsylvania
characteristics
of
Pennsylvania
veterans.
M
I
am
a
veteran
I
served.
My
country
I,
was
the
very
first
beam
to
fight
for
sexual
assault
on
active
duty
in
1993
and
I
won
my
case,
while
I
served
in
Philadelphia
I
have
been
abused
and
harassed
on
many
levels
without
being
respected.
For
that
particular
train
of
evidence
documented
in
the
Congress
congressional
records
would
stand
there
today,
which
is
a
path.
M
Is
a
roadmap
to
help
other
women
veterans
who
have
been
violated
by
they
served
I'm
currently
in
my
second
doctoral
program,
I'm
studying
military
families
and
culture,
I
need
access
and
I'd
like
to
establish
a
particular
platform,
but
that
didn't
present
to
you
my
concept
in
another
form,
but
just
to
bring
this
into
your
space.
The
the
unresearched
agendas
for
Philadelphia
County
veterans
are
non-existent.
We
must
speak
specifically
to
Philadelphia
County,
the
veterans
that
are
within
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
how
they
are
somewhat
leaving
this
city,
because
their
issues
are
not
being
addressed.
M
M
M
M
H
N
Name
is
Sonya:
Hodges
have
been
going
to
the
VA
hospital
for
10
years.
They
know
me
in
there
I
take
care
of
my
behavior
health
had
PTSD
and
a
TBI.
So
I
wanted
to
go
on
record
Veterans
Commission
at
the
City
Hall
wandah
go
to
I.
Advise
everyone
here
to
talk
to
Tim
Kelly
at
the
Veterans
Hospital.
You
know.
Does
anybody
know
Tim
Kelly
he's
a
supervisor
Tim
Kelly
got
a
phone
call.
Do.
A
A
N
Said
Sonya
Hodges
just
called
me
and
she
threatened
the
mayor
and
she's
threatened
Erik
Lora.
Then
this
happened
a
while
ago,
but
because
it
really
put
me
into
distress
now
I'm
going
to
talk
about
it.
Well,
she
didn't
know
that
Jim
Kelly
knows
of
me,
and
not
only
does
he
knows
me,
he
advocates
and
he's
a
support
team
system.
N
For
me
he
called
me
on
the
phone
he's
sad
just
got
a
phone
call
from
one
disguise:
did
you
call
her
in
threaten
the
mayor
and
Darrell
Clarke
and
she's
worried
about
you
asked
him
Kelly
I
said
no
I
did
not,
and
I
want
this
to
go
on
the
record,
because
I
think
it's
very
I
think
it's
horrible
that
somebody
would
attack
a
veteran
like
that
now.
If
I
did
it,
I
need
to
be
in
jail,
but
I
didn't
do
it
and
Tim
Kelly
told
her
she's
trying
to
give
me
302.
N
C
C
A
M
I
would
like
to
do
is
thank
you
all
for
my
opportunity.
I
will
have
in
writing
the
specific
program
concepts
for
the
research
agenda
that
I
have
in
Philadelphia.
I
have
actually
met
with
the
research
team
over
there
and
I
think
they
are
welcoming
my
research
agenda.
It
will
surround
some
of
these
very
specific
criteria.
What
we're
talking
about
with
regards
to
how
we
interacted
as
professionals
with
the
veterans
I,
think
it
is
very
critical
for
our
existence
here
in
Philadelphia
and
I'll
share
that
with
you.
M
G
M
Sir,
so
Tuesday
we
are
hosting
our
17th
women
veterans
tribute
here.
There
are
veterans
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
predominantly
at
the
VA
hospital
Philadelphia,
the
predominately
more
african-american
veterans
than
any
other
population
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
they
heard
of
this
body
as
well
so
I.
Thank
you
so
much
you
all
and
I
make.
Thank
you.
A
M
A
L
H
A
H
O
A
O
I'll
be
quick,
I'm,
just
not
going
to
take
long
because
I
love
this
country,
the
country
is
amazing
and
I
want
to.
My
name
is
Lewis
Kipps.
Am
I
honorably
retired
United
States
Marine,
who
was
born
in
the
back
end
of
Liberia
I'm,
here
to
speak
on?
What's
going
on
here
in
Pennsylvania
and
I
go
from
state
to
state,
because
I
was
born
in
Liberia
and
I
feel
as
a
veteran
whenever
there's
an
issue
that
brings
up
veteran
issues
if
I
have
something
that
I
feel
that
can
add
to
the
situation.
O
What
I
want
to
do
is
speak
on
the
veteran
preferences
in
which
those
veteran
preferences
are
saving
lives,
because
when
someone
says
to
you,
thank
you
for
serving
those
are
words
when
they
implement
preferences
its
action
and
we
as
men
action
speak
louder
than
words.
So
when
those
things
have
been
put
on
the
same
pedestal
with
any
other
non
earned
individuals
or
citizens
and
makes
it
feel
like
a
slap
in
the
face
or
Indian
giving
so
I've
always
felt.
O
Let
me
express
myself
from
a
guy
on
the
ground,
I'm
44
years
old
and
was
honorably
tired
under
the
age
of
30,
not
because
of
choice
because
of
injury
sustained
while
serving
though
I
would
have
been
a
lifer.
This
is
what
I
wanted
to
do,
but
God
had
a
different
plan
and
the
plan
was
use
your
big
mouth
for
good
and
right
now,
I
want
you
guys
to
know
that
I
love
this
country
so
much.
O
But
what
really
hurts
me
more
than
anything
else
is
we
cannot
forget
the
backbone
of
America,
it's
the
veterans
without
the
veterans,
the
body
can't
stand.
So
we
must
show
appreciation
to
the
group
that
when
they
obtain
the
word
veteran,
they
have
the
highest
suicide
rate
in
the
country.
Homelessness.
Most
of
them
they
serve,
will
end
up
incarcerated
after
serving
and
have
the
highest
rate
and
with
those
things
it's
almost
like.
O
O
So
I
create
the
hometown
date
but
ran
screaming
to
other
veterans
that
have
established
branches
brought
them
together,
went
to
nah
no
one
Market
Street
and
bought
all
the
space
there
with
my
government
check
now,
currently
speaking,
the
United
States
government
base
on
benefits.
You
won't
believe
this,
but
they
are
only
about
5
million
and
I've
never
collected
and
I'm
getting
it
now
retroactively
and
it's
all
the
way
up
on
the
desk
of
the
President
of
the
United
States,
who
was
my
employer
while
I
was
in
college
at
Trump
Plaza.
So
now
he
knows
me.
O
I
also
know
Michelle
Obama,
I'm
scared
of
all
of
them,
but
I
know
one
thing:
those
leaders
have
put
me
in
a
leadership
position,
not
because
I
volunteered
for
it
it's
because
it
was
God's
plan.
So
now
that
I'm
here,
let
me
stop
talking,
because
you
guys
are
the
action
I'm,
just
a
message:
I'm,
not
the
messenger
I'll,
let
God
do
the
heavy
lifting.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
O
A
G
Sir,
let
me
say
something
and
doctor
doctor
and
doctor
Santos
I
used
to
be
on
the
lieutenant
governor
of
Veterans
Commission
and
not
once
in
seven
years
that
I
was
on
the
board.
Did
I
hear
anybody
from
Philadelphia
come
up
to
ask
for
any
funding
to
ask
for
any
assistance,
and
maybe
it's
because
people
don't
think
that
that
access,
there's
two
boards
to
veterans
boards,
the
governor's
Veterans
Commission
and
the
lieutenant
governor's
Veterans
Commission.
So
you
should
I'll
talk
to
you
after
leave.
Kathy
I
need
to
help.
D
O
So
me,
as
a
veteran,
a
leader,
I,
don't
need
the
government
to
give
us
the
funding.
What
I
need
them
to
do
is
empower
me
to
go
giddy
if
you,
if
you
tell
me
that
this
is
how
much
it
is,
there
are
people
out
there
that
have
it.
I
have
friends
in
the
NBA
I
have
friends
who
are
sports.
Commentators
I
had
no
friends
who
are
celebrities.
Justin,
Beaver,
Adam,
Sandler
I,
went
to
him
face
to
face
and
caught
them
in
their
leisure
and
said.
Would
you
do
me
a
favor?
O
Don't
you
get
tax
write-offs,
give
it
to
a
vet
who's
going
to
use
it
for
something
positive
and
they
said.
Listen
when
you
get
the
platform
and
individuals
to
back
you,
then
I
just
formed
it
a
home
foundation,
so
I'm
going
to
bits
in
the
hood
live
hero
or
all
these
organizations
in
Pennsylvania,
and
these
guys
honestly
give
me
about
six
months.
I
have
a
hundred
million
dollars
from
people
who
aren't
even
in
government
I've
done
it
before.
Thank.
C
G
A
Last
well,
we
went
a
bit
long
today
and
I'd
like
to
thank
everybody
for
your
attendance
and
your
participation,
but
we
got
to
bring
it
to
a
close
I
hope.
Today's
meeting
was
beneficial.
You
found
something
out,
something
that
you
could
use
I
would
ask
that
you
remember.
We
have
a
quarterly
meeting.
Our
next
meeting
will
be
in
June
I.
Think
it's
June
17th
same
place
same
time,
two
o'clock,
if
you're
available
please
be
here,
we'd
like
to
have
you
travel.
C
Safe
mr.
chairman
yeah
one
other
thing
just
like
to
let
folks
know,
particularly
the
Marines
out
there,
April
4th
at
the
Irish
pub
20th
and
Walnut
Street
from
2:00
p.m.
to
5:00
p.m.
the
families.
Behind
the
badge
is
having
their
eleventh
annual
gathering
of
heroes.
We
should
have
four
Medal
of
Honor
recipients
in
town
for
that.
It's
a
good
casual
event
where
you
can
have
one-on-one
time
with
the
Medal
of
Honor
recipients,
with
a
lot
of
veterans,
a
lot
of
good
folks
raising
money
for
the
Marine
Corps
law
enforcement
foundation.