WHEREAS, at 11:00 AM on November 11, 1918, after four years of bitter conflict, the world rejoiced and celebrated the signing of an Armistice by the Allied Forces and the Federal Republic of Germany for the cessation of World War I; and WHEREAS, to remember the sacrifices that the men and women made to ensure that lasting peace, on November 11, 1919, Woodrow Wilson the 28th President of the United States proclaimed an Armistice Day in the United States; and
WHEREAS, on June 4, 1926, the United States Congress passed a concurrent resolution requesting Calvin Coolidge the 30th President of the United States to issue another proclamation to observe November 11 with all the appropriate ceremonies; and
WHEREAS, on May 13 1938, twenty-years after World War I, Congress passed an Act making November 11 in each year a federal holiday, a day to be dedicated and celebrated thereafter as Armistice Day; and
WHEREAS, in order for a grateful Nation to pay homage to veterans of all wars, on June 1, 1954, Dwight Eisenhower the 34th President of the United States, signed into law a bill introduced by U.S. Representative Edwin Rees from Kansas renaming Armistice Day to Veterans Day; and
WHEREAS, in 1971 Richard Nixon the 37th President of the United States, declared Veterans Day to be observed on the second Monday in November; and
WHEREAS, because the commemoration of Veterans Day was a matter of historic and patriotic significance, on September 20, 1975, Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States signed Public Law 94-97 (89 Stat. 479), which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of November 11; and
WHEREAS, Veterans Day continues to be observed on November 11, regardless of what day of the week on which it falls:
NOW THEREFORE, I, Van W. Johnson, Sr., Mayor of the City of Apalachicola, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the City Charter, do hereby proclaim and call upon all residents of the City of Apalachicola, to observe a moment of silence at 11:00 AM on November 11, 2008, in remembrance of all the Veterans who fought to safeguard our heritage and freedom, and to celebrate and proudly display the flag of the United States of America throughout the City of Apalachicola on Tuesday, November 11, 2008, Veterans Day.
HEREBY PROCLAIMED, in the year of our Lord this 9th day of November, 2008.
FOR THE CITY OF APALACHICOLA
VAN W. JOHNSON, SR., MAYOR
VAN W. JOHNSON, SR., MAYOR
As Veteran's Day approaches, 67 Year Old Tony Rose and his lawyer are wondering what additional rocks they have to look under to find his lawful Social Security Pension.
ReplyDeleteHe was born in Canada and his family moved to New York when he was a child and became dual Canadian and US Citizens. After Tony's Navy discharge he worked in the US for over 3 decades, paying state and federal taxes and Social Security.
In 2006 when Tony applied for his pension he was informed that the US Department of Homeland Security had revoked his US citizenship and did not recognize his Canadian citizenship. He has attempted to resolve this matter for over 2 years and has been without a pension during that period.The Social Security Administration will not begin his pension payments until his citizenship issue is resolved. He has been trying to work this matter through a lawyer, the VA, his local representatives in government (congressional level) and directly through the Social Security Office.
No one seems to know what to do, who should take action and who has responsibility. Letters directly to the presidential campaign received no response. The Inspector General of the US has been notified and Tony has camped out in his local Congressional Representative's Office on numerous occasions and been turned away.
The veteran has lived in the United States since 1946 having moved from Windsor, Ontario, Canada to Detroit Michigan with his family that year at the age of 5 years old. He attained dual citizenship in Canada and the United States and received a valid US Social Security Number. Tony served in the Armed Forces of the US honorably and has paid state and federal taxes to include social security from 1963 to the present in the United States of America. He is still paying those taxes at his current part time jobs.
At this writing, Mr. Rose has been given no indication by the US Government that his case is being examined by anyone who can take a responsible course of action, schedule a hearing or otherwise determine the bottom line in this matter. His lawyer, who is working pro bono, is totally frustrated and each of the agencies involved has stated the other should be responsible to do something.
Tony lives at the Hastings Minnesota State Veteran's Home and works locally at the 2nd Street Coffee Shop and the Animal Ark