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https://www.vetsmarchonamerica.com/
RP Members and Connections - I'm posting this on behalf of SGT Richard H.!
Please get the word out to all your Connections, Friends, and other Connections on all of your other Social Media platforms for Veterans!
Veterans March On: America, Announces nationwide march
United States - Nationwide – Veterans March On: America announces nationwide marches to promote awareness of Veteran issues. Veterans, their families, and supporters are being asked and organized to march on Capitols and Cities across the nation, simultaneously, on May 20, 2017 at 10:00 AM PST to show solidarity as we raise our voice for change combating the many challenges our Veterans face daily.
-We will march for Veterans from all branches and of service and all eras of service, who are currently facing many issues with our broken Veteran support system & healthcare.
-We will March to be the voice for our large population of Veteran homeless. We will March carrying the memory of all of our Brothers and Sisters who have been silenced by their war here at home – Suicide.
-We will march and assemble in a peaceful, respectful manner reflective of the character of our military service. This march will NOT be politically partisan, violent, discriminating, or divisive in form.
More information will be forthcoming as dates and locations become available.
About Veterans March On: America
We are Veterans, Families, and supporters of Veterans. We wish to bring awareness and affect change to a broken Veteran support system. We are marching to raise awareness, but this is only the beginning. We will continue this march for as long as it takes to achieve a positive outcome and improve the lives of Veterans and their families. We will do this through raising awareness, and continue the fight by bringing these issues to the forefront of society and to the attention of State and Federal Legislators across America. We will do this in Capitols and in Cities and towns all across America. We are America’s Veterans. We fought for America and our families bore that burden with us, and did so with pride, Dignity, and honor, and now we are asking for America to help us fight the battles we face at home.
For more information, please visit http://www.vetsmarchonamerica.com
Contact
To learn more, please contact:
Jason E. Jones, Media Relations
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RP Members and Connections - I'm posting this on behalf of SGT Richard H.!
Please get the word out to all your Connections, Friends, and other Connections on all of your other Social Media platforms for Veterans!
Veterans March On: America, Announces nationwide march
United States - Nationwide – Veterans March On: America announces nationwide marches to promote awareness of Veteran issues. Veterans, their families, and supporters are being asked and organized to march on Capitols and Cities across the nation, simultaneously, on May 20, 2017 at 10:00 AM PST to show solidarity as we raise our voice for change combating the many challenges our Veterans face daily.
-We will march for Veterans from all branches and of service and all eras of service, who are currently facing many issues with our broken Veteran support system & healthcare.
-We will March to be the voice for our large population of Veteran homeless. We will March carrying the memory of all of our Brothers and Sisters who have been silenced by their war here at home – Suicide.
-We will march and assemble in a peaceful, respectful manner reflective of the character of our military service. This march will NOT be politically partisan, violent, discriminating, or divisive in form.
More information will be forthcoming as dates and locations become available.
About Veterans March On: America
We are Veterans, Families, and supporters of Veterans. We wish to bring awareness and affect change to a broken Veteran support system. We are marching to raise awareness, but this is only the beginning. We will continue this march for as long as it takes to achieve a positive outcome and improve the lives of Veterans and their families. We will do this through raising awareness, and continue the fight by bringing these issues to the forefront of society and to the attention of State and Federal Legislators across America. We will do this in Capitols and in Cities and towns all across America. We are America’s Veterans. We fought for America and our families bore that burden with us, and did so with pride, Dignity, and honor, and now we are asking for America to help us fight the battles we face at home.
For more information, please visit http://www.vetsmarchonamerica.com
Contact
To learn more, please contact:
Jason E. Jones, Media Relations
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Thanks for sharing COL Mikel J. Burroughs on behalf of SGT Richard H.
Hopefully this march on Capitols and Cities across the nation, simultaneously, on May 20, 2017 at 10:00 AM PST to show solidarity will be both peaceful and enthusiastically supported.
Hopefully this march on Capitols and Cities across the nation, simultaneously, on May 20, 2017 at 10:00 AM PST to show solidarity will be both peaceful and enthusiastically supported.
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Claudia Silva
SGT Richard H. - Just google it, there's a good one from the department of labor.
Also, I can talk by personal experience.
I have a masters degree, 31 years experience in my field, 20 years working for the company I work for and still make 20% less than my friend, with same job title, same experience and less education, he doesn't have a masters degree.
So, yes, the gender gap when it comes to pay, is real. I know in the military it's different, your rank determines your pay, but that's not the case in the private sector.
Also, I can talk by personal experience.
I have a masters degree, 31 years experience in my field, 20 years working for the company I work for and still make 20% less than my friend, with same job title, same experience and less education, he doesn't have a masters degree.
So, yes, the gender gap when it comes to pay, is real. I know in the military it's different, your rank determines your pay, but that's not the case in the private sector.
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SGT Richard H.
Out of curiosity, if you are on this site and it shows you as a civilian does that mean that you are on the GS pay scale? If so do you make less than a male on the same pay scale with the same number of years?
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SGT Richard H.
Claudia Silva - Bottom line: My comment went to the point that this is an assembly of Military people to bring awareness to MILITARY people issues and NOT a protest. Yes, I did refer to things that I've seen in recent demonstrations that I feel were counterproductive to those demonstrations and I mentioned that fact. If you feel that "genitalia hats" were somehow productive to the purpose of that demonstration or that burning trash cans and breaking windows somehow sent any other message than "we are an angry mob with no real message, but we're still pissed", then we will just have to agree to disagree and move on. This thread is about a Military march to bring Military issues back to the front page. If you'd like to discuss women's rights. I'm happy to do that. I have a wife and daughter whose rights are important to me, but my request would be that you start another thread for that.
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Colorado Springs? Not Denver (the capital)? Yea, the major military presence is in Colo Spgs. So I guess that makes sense. So far, that day is open for me.
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SGT Richard H.
Denver is not off the table either. We're announcing cities as we find people willing to run them. We hope to have at least one city in every state on the works by 1 April.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs I thank you for your support, Sir. This project means a lot to me and the 200 or so volunteers that myself and Jason have gathered so far. We hope for this to be the tailgate party and only a stepping stone to the Super Bowl. We have a great deal more plans in store and plan to go even bigger next year.
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SMSgt Roger Horton
SSG Terry Clay - If 20% of the Veterans in a city will march the local media will cover the march and maybe even some national coverage. If one more person is made aware its a success.
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SGT Richard H.
SSG Terry Clay - Great question. We fully expect to draw attention from both our government and media sources. Once this is achieved, the impact will expand our abilities for affecting the change we seek. We are already planning our expansions to Legislation, fundraising, maybe forming a foundation, and direct action when those items fall within our means. We don’t just want to raise awareness. You're right - everyone already knows. We want to never let them forget and then actually make a positive and lasting effect on all those statistics we’re all so familiar with.
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SSG Terry Clay
SGT Richard H. - Thank you, SGT Hanner. I've not the time to be organizational at the local level due to my civil service obligations here. Will you keep me updated on march coordination in the Nashville, Tennessee area, please?
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SGT Richard H.
SSG Terry Clay - It looks like we are moving the Nashville and Knoxville marches both to Crossville. Long story short, we're finding that some larger cities are giving some pushback due to traffic concerns, and Crossville welcomed us with open arms, even going so far as to offer up a Mayoral proclamation of a "Veterans Issues Awareness Day"
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