Delivering for our Veterans
Baltimore City Veterans Day Ceremony
Lt. Governor Brown joined Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, other state and local officials, and various veterans organizations for the Baltimore City Veterans Day Ceremony honoring veterans from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and recognizing the sacrifice of our citizens who have dedicated themselves to serving and protecting our country.
“Our American story has been written, edited and rewritten by the stories of veterans who have served our nation both in peacetime and in war. All Marylanders and all Americans are united today to say thank you for helping to write our story,” said Lt. Governor Brown. “And while we celebrate Veterans Day this week with parades and dinners and speeches, let us all make a commitment to celebrate and honor the service and sacrifice of our veterans each and every day of the year.”
To view a video message from the Lt. Governor in honor of Veterans Day, click here.
Accomplishments
- Launched Mil2FedJobs, the first in the nation web portal to connect returning veterans to jobs in the federal government.
- Funded over $400,000 in loans through the Veterans No Interest Business Loan Program.
- Established the Maryland College Collaboration for Student Veterans, joined by 39 colleges and universities pledging to improve on-campus services for student veterans
Maryland's Commitment to Veterans: Call 1-877-770-4801 or visit www.veterans.maryland.gov
“We ask a great deal of our military families and our veterans and for that we owe them a debt of gratitude. When we saw men and women falling through the cracks of a large and out dated federal VA system, we didn’t point fingers. We chose to act.”
–Lt. Governor Brown
VETERANS NEWS
- Statement on the End of the War in Iraq 12.14.11
- Lt. Gov. Presides Over First VetStat Meeting 11.10.11
- Lt. Gov. Attends White House Press Conference on Putting Veterans Back to Work 11.07.11
- Statement on President Obama's New Initiatives to Create Jobs for Veterans 10.25.11
- Lt. Gov. Participates in Operation Stand Down to Assist Homeless Veterans 09.24.11
- Lt. Gov. Addresses Student Veterans Resource Providers Conference 09.23.11
- Statement on the End of Don't Ask Don't Tell 09.20.11
- Statement on President's Proposals to Encourage Hiring of Unemployed Veterans 08.05.11
- Lt. Gov. Awarded Legion of Merit 05.23.11
- First-in-the-nation Web Portal to Connect Veterans with Federal Jobs 04.26.11
- Veterans Behavioral Advisory Board Submits Report to General Assembly 02.04.11
- Higher Education Leaders Sign Agreement to Make Veteran Services a Priority 01.31.11