FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2006

Contact: Catherine McKenna Ribeiro, 202-224-0975

Lieberman Celebrates Valor and Honor of Connecticut’s Veterans

WASHINGTON - In commemoration of Veteran’s Day, Senator Lieberman today made the following statement:

“On Veterans Day, we remember the brave men and women, including many from Connecticut, who have made sacrifices to defend the freedoms we cherish,” said Lieberman. “We owe our soldiers, sailors, airmen Marines – both past and present – our deepest gratitude and respect for their service and sacrifice. I urge Connecticut veterans to share their stories of military service by participating in the Veterans History Project sponsored by the Library of Congress. The project is aimed at honoring our veterans by collecting their audio and videotaped oral histories, letters, diaries, maps, photographs, and home movies memorializing their service. It is only through their precious accounts that future generations can fully understand their heroism and patriotic sacrifices.”

In March 2006, Senator Lieberman, a strong advocate of veteran’s rights and benefits, cosponsored an amendment by Senators Daniel Akaka, D-HI, and Patty Murray, D-WA, to increase funding for veterans’ medical services by $1.5 billion in FY2007. The amendment, rejected by the Senate, would have increased funding for mental health services, readjustment counseling, and rehabilitative care, including prosthetics, and provided funding for treating OIF-OEF veterans. The Senator also recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the Rocky Hill Veteran Care center.