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, WHEREAS, the people of our conununity have great
r- 431 appreciation and admiration for the many
local men and women who served their
• _ ,� ,�4 country in the armed forces to protect and
` preserve the freedoms enjoyed by our
community and by aft Americans; and
• ' WHEREAS, sonic veterans have encountered obstacles in
readjusting to civilian life; and
WHEREAS, veterans, many of them disabled represent a
significant share of our state's homeless
population; and
WHEREAS, veterans possess a wide variety of valuable job qualifications and skills,
including experience, maturity, leadership and loyalty that make them
ideal candidates for employment; and
WHEREAS, Local Veterans Employment Representatives assigned to Employment
Development Department offices are committed to ensuring that veterans
receive the services and programs to which they are entitled and to
promoting employer interest in hiring veterans.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach does hereby proclaim May, 2000 as
Veteran Appreciation Month
in the City of Seal Beach and urge all local employers, organized labor, veterans
organizations and other government leaders to support this worthy campaign to
increase employment opportunities for the men and women who have faithfully served
our nation in the military.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seat of the
City of Seat Beach to 6e affixed this Twenty-fourth Day of April in the Year Two
Thousand
Mayor Paul Yost
ATTEST:
Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk
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