Armed Forced Day Am. Legion Award to City
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1306 DELHI STREET
DUBUQUE, IOWA 52001
Phone 563/583-0306
May 3, 2005
Armed Forces Day Banquet -Employer of the Year
Dubuque American Legion Post 6 is proud to announce the Employer of the Year for the
8th Annual Armed Forces Day Banquet. The City of Dubuque is being recognized for
support of City employees activated and deployed in Guard and Reserve Units.
The selection committee, representing 1,100 Dubuque American Post 6 members, had
several good candidates for this employer award. City of Dubuque matched best against
our selection criteria.
The event honors all members of our Dubuque based military units. These include Army
Reserve, Navy Reserve, Iowa National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard.. Members of these
units deserve to be honored. Many have been deployed in Operation Enduring Freedom,
Operation Iraqi Freedom, and to support Homeland Security.
We will honor a 'Person Of The Year' from each of the four local military units. An
'Employer Of The Year' award will be presented for the support of military personnel.
Awards will also be presented to Post 6 American Legion members who have 50 and 60
years of membership.
Our featured speaker is Ted Sprouse. vv'ho is a Korean '?Var veteran. Ted was held prisoner
of war for 33 months. Ted has written a book about his war experiences and is a very
good speaker.
The banquet will be held on Armed Forces Day, Saturday May 21st 2005, at 7:00PM in
the American Legion clubrooms located at 1306 Delhi Street in Dubuque, Iowa. A social
time is planned between 6:00 -7:00 PM. Our program will follow the banquet.
Complimentary tickets will be reserved at the for Mayor Terrance M. Duggan and guest,
City Manager Michael C. Van Milligen and guest. The tickets may be picked up at the
door the night of our banquet. ~
If you have qUestions~le 543-6459 or Dick Bridges 588-2366.
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