LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City receives a Top Performer certificate from the Department of Defense Vietnam War Commemoration for its continued support and partnership of Vietnam War veterans since the commemoration of 2012.
A letter addressed to Mayor Cal Sheehy of commemoration from Major General U.S. Army Director Edward J. Chrystal, Jr., expresses gratitude from the Department of Defense United States Vietnam Veteran Commemoration:
“On behalf of a grateful Nation and the entire staff of The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, we commend you for being a Top Performer Commemorative Partner! Since the inauguration of the commemoration in 2012, your organization has faithfully represented our nation by selflessly hosting five or more events which thanked and honored our Vietnam veterans and their families. As such, your team is among the Top 15 percent of the more than 13 thousand commemorative partner organizations that have participated in this noble effort. Congratulations on this achievement!
Your dedication and initiative contributed significantly to this national tribute, whereby over 4 million veterans and their families have been recognized for their service and sacrifice through 28 thousand events over the past thirteen years. While truly amazing, your indelible impact cannot be measured in numbers, but rather in the hearts and faces of those whose lives were touched and will never be the same again. Your worthy efforts have helped facilitate healing and bestow honor to these veterans, their families and our communities.
As a token of gratitude, we present you with the enclosed certificate of appreciation, especially designed for Top Performer Commemorative Partners. Thank you again for your incredible support of this generation of patriots, their families, and of the Vietnam War Commemoration.”
Upon learning of Lake Havasu City becoming a Top Performer, Mayor Sheehy expressed his pride for this special recognition, “We are so proud of this achievement and for our program founders. Lake Havasu City remains committed to continuing its efforts to support and honor Veterans from all branches of the US Military,” he said.
Lake Havasu City proudly joined the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration program over a decade ago. Former Mayor Mark Nexsen and Councilmember Donna McCoy formed a committee of dedicated individuals from local veteran organizations to help coordinate events. The Vietnam War Veteran Commemoration Program Committee includes the American Legion, Daughters of the American Revolution, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 27, Elks Lodge 2399, Lake Havasu City, Lake Havasu City Vet Center, Marine Corps League Detachment #757, Military Moms, Radio Central, Veterans Resource Team, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9401, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9401 Auxiliary, and the Vietnam Veterans of America. Special thanks to Dub Campbell, Sandy Nagel, and the Friends of the Fair Rodeo Grounds for their ongoing dedication to support this cause.
