U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao to Host Salute to Veterans at Labor Department Headquarters Nov. 2
31.10.2006 21:30 Political Press Releases
To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor
Contact: Mike Biddle of the U.S. Department of Labor, 202-693-5051
News Advisory:
U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao will host the annual Salute to Veterans ceremony at the Department of Labor's headquarters Thursday.
Secretary Chao will be joined by Gordon Mansfield, deputy secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Charles S. "Chick" Ciccolella, assistant secretary of labor for the Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS); and Maj. Gen. Dave Wherley, commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard.
In addition, there will be special guest performances by the D.C. National Guard's 257th Army Band and the Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training's (MCVET) Message of Hope Choir. MCVET is a Baltimore-based private organization that provides support to homeless veterans and is a grantee of VETS' Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program.
WHO:
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao
Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Gordon Mansfield
Assistant Secretary of Labor for VETS Charles "Chick" Ciccolella
DC National Guard Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Dave Wherley
WHAT: Salute to Veterans ceremony
WHEN: Nov. 2 at 11 a.m. EST
WHERE: U.S. Department of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.
Interested media should contact Mike Biddle at 202-693-5051.
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