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Dear Annie: This year, as in the past, we need your help with a very valiant veteran valentine mission. Year after year, your generous readers open their hearts to America's hospitalized veterans by participating in the Valentines for Vests program. This program encourages readers to deliver valentines to their nearest Department of Veterans Affairs hospital, and in the years past, it has resulted in millions of cards and letter for America's veterans.
We know this success would not be possible without your support and that of your faithful and thoughtful readers. In the past, veterans received card and letters from all over the world- Guam, Australia, Germany and Canada, just to name a few. Teachers, churches, Scouting groups and social organizations have used this program to bring their students a personal venue to their nation's history. It gave them an opportunity to talk about veterans and who they are. In some areas, the students presented their valentines in person.
This program has delivered countless touching scenes as readers brightened the lives of elderly veterans with their colorful, thoughtful valentines. It has uplifted so many souls in our hospitals that valentines are often seen in the rooms well after February has passed. What your readers provide with their caring notes and well wishes can have move power than any treatment or pill ever prescribed.
We in VA are committed to caring and courtesy by meeting the ever-changing needs of our veterans, especially the brave men and women hospitalized as a result of their selfess service.
The 2004 National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans is just around the corner, Feb. 8-14. We hope your readers will again let our veterans know that they are apperciated and not forgotten. I encourage your readers to visit these veterans and thank them in person.The address of our facilities can be obtained by looking in the telephone directory, by calling our toll-free number at 1-800-827-1000, or by checking our Web site at www.va.gov We look forward to another successful year of Valentines for Vets, and I know our Veterans do as well.
Sincerely,
Anthony J. Principi,
Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, Washington, D.C.
We know this success would not be possible without your support and that of your faithful and thoughtful readers. In the past, veterans received card and letters from all over the world- Guam, Australia, Germany and Canada, just to name a few. Teachers, churches, Scouting groups and social organizations have used this program to bring their students a personal venue to their nation's history. It gave them an opportunity to talk about veterans and who they are. In some areas, the students presented their valentines in person.
This program has delivered countless touching scenes as readers brightened the lives of elderly veterans with their colorful, thoughtful valentines. It has uplifted so many souls in our hospitals that valentines are often seen in the rooms well after February has passed. What your readers provide with their caring notes and well wishes can have move power than any treatment or pill ever prescribed.
We in VA are committed to caring and courtesy by meeting the ever-changing needs of our veterans, especially the brave men and women hospitalized as a result of their selfess service.
The 2004 National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans is just around the corner, Feb. 8-14. We hope your readers will again let our veterans know that they are apperciated and not forgotten. I encourage your readers to visit these veterans and thank them in person.The address of our facilities can be obtained by looking in the telephone directory, by calling our toll-free number at 1-800-827-1000, or by checking our Web site at www.va.gov We look forward to another successful year of Valentines for Vets, and I know our Veterans do as well.
Sincerely,
Anthony J. Principi,
Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, Washington, D.C.
