{"id":27578,"date":"2019-11-06T13:45:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T18:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=27578"},"modified":"2019-11-06T13:45:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T18:45:20","slug":"pmg-recognizes-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/11\/06\/pmg-recognizes-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"PMG Recognizes Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The following message is from Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>USPS News Link 11\/06\/19 &#8211; Each November, on Veterans Day, we are reminded that our nation, our personal well-being and our freedoms are defended by those willing to put themselves in harm\u2019s way. This day provides all of us with the opportunity to express our appreciation to those who have served in our armed forces.<\/p>\n<p>I am proud to say the Postal Service is one of the largest civilian employers of military veterans, with approximately 100,000 current and former service members in our ranks. Our organization recently was\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2019\/10\/02\/veteran-friendly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recognized<\/a><\/em>\u00a0as one of the top federal agencies for veteran employment.<\/p>\n<p>Veterans make valuable contributions to the Postal Service every day, and we are honored to have them continue their service to the nation with USPS.<\/p>\n<p>Across the nation, our colleagues who are veterans wear specially designed pins and lanyards \u2014 and new this year, a\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2019\/11\/04\/badges-of-honor-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">special badge and badge clip<\/a><\/em><em>.<\/em>\u00a0Distribution of these tokens of appreciation is underway nationwide, and our military colleagues will be celebrated at local events to thank them for their service.<\/p>\n<p>The Postal Service is also proud to honor the country\u2019s veterans through our stamp program, including the\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2019\/06\/13\/mighty-mo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USS Missouri<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2019\/08\/06\/four-legs-all-heart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Military Working Dogs<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/2019\/10\/07\/honoring-sacrifices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Purple Heart<\/a><\/em>\u00a0stamps that we issued this year.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the more than 630,000 members of the Postal Service, we thank our veterans for the sacrifices they have made for our nation. We salute your commitment to service and dedication to duty, both in and out of uniform.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18714\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PMG-Megan-J.-Brennan2-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PMG-Megan-J.-Brennan2-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PMG-Megan-J.-Brennan2-86x54.jpg 86w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PMG-Megan-J.-Brennan2-122x74.jpg 122w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PMG-Megan-J.-Brennan2-120x74.jpg 120w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/PMG-Megan-J.-Brennan2.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following message is from Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan: USPS News Link 11\/06\/19 &#8211; Each November, on Veterans Day, we are reminded that our nation, our personal well-being and our freedoms are defended by those willing to put themselves in harm\u2019s way. 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