Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
North Country Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell (D-Theresa), the newly appointed Chair of the Subcommittee on Women Veterans, is inviting women veterans from across New York State to join her and her …
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North Country Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell (D-Theresa), the newly appointed Chair of the Subcommittee on Women Veterans, is inviting women veterans from across New York State to join her and her colleagues for a recognition ceremony for women veterans at the State Capitol in Albany on Monday, June 13.
“This annual event commemorates the signing of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act by President Harry S. Truman on June 12, 1948. The act enabled women to serve as permanent, regular members of the Armed Forces and was a major triumph for military women, the Armed Forces and the country as a whole,” said Russell, whose Assembly district includes a portion of Fort Drum, home of the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division.
Women veterans are invited to attend a special ceremony at 2 p.m. in the Assembly Chamber.
Assemblywoman Russell and her Assembly colleagues will honor women veterans by taking up a resolution to declare June 12, 2011 as Women Veterans’ Recognition Day in New York State, and commemorating the 63rd Anniversary of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act.
Those interested in attending the ceremony and luncheon should contact Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell by June 10 by phone at 786-0284 or by email at russella@assembly.state.ny.us.
