Banding Together for our VeteransCity of Port Orchard
216 Prospect Street Port Orchard, WA 98366
cityhalIO-portorchardwa.ci 1 (360) 876-4407
www.portorchardwa.gov
PROCLAMATION
ORCHARD.
WHEREAS, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary is conducting its 110th year of volunteer service
to America; and
WHEREAS, year after year the organization continues to honor those who have made the ultimate
sacrifice in the name of freedom by maintaining memorials to their service and sharing their history with
our nation's youth so that what our nation's veterans have done for America will not be forgotten; and
WHEREAS, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary supports the troops currently deployed overseas;
and
WHEREAS, the 470,000 members represent the families of those who have served or are currently
on foreign soil protecting our freedom; and
WHEREAS, members volunteer nearly one million hours in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers and
other hospitals throughout this country; and
WHEREAS, the organization provides awards and scholarships to students based on their
expressions of patriotism through art, speech, and volunteerism; and
WHEREAS, the 2023-2024 National President, Carla Martinez, is rallying VFW Auxiliary members
behind her theme, Banding Together for Our Veterans; and
WHEREAS, March 28, 2024, will be a time to celebrate her visit to Port Orchard, WA; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Robert Putaansuu, Mayor of the City of Port Orchard, do hereby
proclaim March 28, 2024, as:
Banding Together for Our Veterans Day
in the City of Port Orchard in honor of National President Carla Martinez and all members of the VFW
Auxiliary for their outstanding volunteer service to veterans and their families, and our great country.
Signed the 1St day of March 2024
Robert Putaansuu, Mayor