Guest Post by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz With the holiday season upon us, this is the time of year we gather with our family and friends to celebrate all the blessings we have received. But not everyone has the chance to share the holidays with their loved ones during this joyous time of year. The men [...]
The Town of Davie will participate in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program by providing an official drop-off location at Davie Town Hall located at 6591 Orange Drive and at the Davie Pine Island Multipurpose Center at 3801 South Pine Island Road.
A Davie man was killed this week in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Juan L. Rivadeneira, 27,of Davie, died Nov. 13 in the Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Rivadeneira, along with Corporal Jacob R. Carver, 20, and Specialist Jacob C. Carroll, 20, died when an insurgent suicide bomber detonated a vest bomb and struck their unit. Rivadeneira has been in [...]
The Housing and Community Development Department has created a veterans resource guide and service directory that can be viewed on Davie’s Town’s website. There are a myriad of local, state, and federal services and programs available for veterans. The Housing and Community Development Department developed these resource tools to make it easier for veterans to [...]
The City of Tamarac invites the public to join us in honoring our nation’s heroes this Veterans Day, November 11, 2010. The Ceremony will start at 10:30 am at Tamarac’s Veteran’s Memorial Park, located at 7825 Southgate Boulevard, Tamarac (the Northwest corner of University Drive and Southgate Boulevard). This year’s ceremony will include special guest [...]
Tamarac, Florida – The City of Tamarac invites the public to join us in honoring our nation’s heroes this Veterans Day, November 11, 2010. The Ceremony will start at 10:30 am at Tamarac’s Veteran’s Memorial Park, located at 7825 Southgate Boulevard, Tamarac (the Northwest corner of University Drive and Southgate Boulevard).
The Town of Davie in collaboration with Senior Citizen Advisory Committee Chair Bill Leibowitz will host a Veterans Day memorial service on Thursday, November 11, 2010, beginning at 10 a.m., at Veterans Park located at 5750 S.W. 39th Street in Davie. Join Davie Mayor Judy Paul, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and others as Davie [...]
Hero is a word often used. On rare occasion, it describes an ordinary person who does something extraordinary. Marine Corporal Jason Dunham was a real hero, one who gave his life on the battlefield to save two of his fellow Marines. Dunham threw his Kevlar® helmet and his body on a live grenade in April [...]
While the war in Iraq may be “officially” over as of August 10, this weekend many Americans will be waving flags. This Saturday is September 11, and the ninth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center that killed over 3,000 people and shocked the United States. And if you aren’t waving a flag, [...]
South Florida residents can mourn the loss of yet another local soldier who died supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
A local Broward resident has been killed while fighting in the Marines during Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Patrick Xavier Jr., 24, of Pembroke Pines, Fla., died May 18 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Governor Charlie Crist recently highlighted programs available to veterans and their families. During a visit to the Florida Veterans Resource Showcase, Governor Crist promoted military-friendly businesses and programs such as the Lifeline and Link-up Assistance Program and a subsidized interest rate program offered by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation.
The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is pleased to announce that T. Willard Fair, a member of the Florida State Board of Education, has been selected to serve on a year-long NASBE study group—Common Ground: Education and the Military Meeting the Needs of Students—to examine the skills and knowledge youths need to [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2010 – from the White House Press Corps. United States Government Haiti Earthquake Disaster Response Update On January 12, a massive earthquake struck the nation of Haiti, causing catastrophic damage inside and around the capital city of Port-au-Prince. President Obama has promised the people of Haiti that “you will not [...]
The Town of Davie will participate in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program by providing an official drop-off location at Davie Town Hall located at
Run with soldiers in Iraq during the City of Tamarac’s 29th Annual Thanksgiving day Turkey Trot. Tamarac has been hosting this Thanksgiving Day tradition for 29 years in a row. Like last year, a ‘shadow run’ is being held, within the same 24-hour period, with U.S. military personnel in Iraq – this time two bases [...]
In response to the needs of the community, officials at the Broward County Health Department announced today the opening of an H1N1 vaccination clinic that will serve people in the priority groups. The clinic will open at 8AM on Monday, November 16, 2009 at the National Guard Armory located at 400 SW 24th Street in [...]
The Student Government of Lauderdale Lakes Middle School held a memorial service last week to honor the 13 people who died and the 43 wounded at Ft. Hood on November 5th. As part of our ongoing partnership with the school, Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue and the City of Lauderdale Lakes will present a tree to [...]
Congressman Ron Klein (FL-22) and Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), a senior member and former Chairman of the Small Business Committee, recently introduced a bill to give small businesses a $4,000 tax credit to help them pay salaries for reservists who are overseas. The Small Business and Military Family Assistance Act of 2009 will provide tax [...]
Elected officials commemorated Veterans Day by rededicating the F-86H Sabre Jet Memorial outside of the War Memorial Auditorium off Federal Hwy in East Fort Lauderdale. Speakers included Fort Lauderdale Mayor John P. Seiler, District II commissioner Charlotte E. Rodstrom, and special speaker Double Ace, Major General Fredrick C. “Boots” Blesse. Ran Meriam withthe Air Force [...]
The Dignity Memorial® Vietnam Wall, a three-quarter-scale traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be open for public viewing November 6-8, 2009, at Bailey Memorial Gardens, 7801 Bailey Road, North Lauderdale, Fla. 33068. “The monument was created as a service to those who might never travel to the nation’s capital to [...]
From the office of Ron Klein Citing Venezuela’s ties to internationally-recognized terrorist organizations such as the FARC and Hezbollah, Congressmen Ron Klein (FL-22) and Connie Mack (FL-14) introduced bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives yesterday that calls on the Secretary of State to add Venezuela to the state sponsors of terrorism list. “Designating Venezuela [...]
The U.S. House today passed legislative language authored by Congressman Ron Klein (FL-22) to provide guide dogs and other service animals to wounded veterans. Klein’s language will establish a grant program for organizations that provide disabled veterans with service dogs to help keep America’s promise to returning soldiers and improve their quality of life. Klein [...]
Sears’ Heroes at Home program and Rebuilding Together Broward, part of the nation’s leading volunteer home-rehabilitation organization, have completed a home improvement project for Hugo Gonzalez, an injured Iraqi veteran living with his wife and three daughters in Pembroke Pines. The project was part of the Heroes at Homesm grant awarded to the Broward affiliate [...]
The Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall, a traveling three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be on display November 6 – 8, 2009 at Bailey Memorial Gardens, 7801 Bailey Road, North Lauderdale, Fla. 33068. The replica is eight feet high and 240 feet long. Its black, reflective surface is inscribed with the [...]
