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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 25, 2005

BERKELEY TO SPONSOR VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION

Mayor Tom Bates announces Veterans Day Celebration set for November 11, 2005

Berkeley, CA – Concluding a meeting of the Berkeley Veterans Day Committee, Mayor Tom Bates announced that the Veterans Day Celebration is set for November 11, 2005.  The keynote speaker, Michael Blecker, executive director of Swords to Ploughshares and US Army Vietnam veteran, will address the issues facing veterans in accessing benefits.  

Representatives from the Veterans Administration will be invited to provide information and help veterans access their benefits.  Country Joe McDonald will emcee the program that will include Mayor Bates, Council Member Dona Spring, local Berkeley WWII veteran, David Gan, and Gold Star Families for Peace representative, Bill Mitchell.

“This will be an event that honors those who have served our country, from the World Wars through the current war in Iraq," said Mayor Tom Bates.

Who:    Mayor Bates, Council Member Spring, Country Joe McDonald, 
            Michael Blecker, Bill Mitchell, and more.

What:   Veterans Day Celebration

Where: Civic Center Park on Martin Luther King Jr. Way

(In case of rain the event will take place across from the park in the Veterans Memorial Building)

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