We Honor Two Very Special Veterans

We had the pleasure visiting New York City earlier this month to pay visits to two very influential people in the Veterans community, and thank them for their service in uniform and beyond.

Our first visit included the New York City Commissioner of Veterans’ Affairs, Roger Newman (USAF), and his special deputy Clarice Joynes (USMC). We stopped by to drop off our “TopVet” award to Clarice for her tireless efforts to bring much-needed support and benefits to the city’s estimated 250,000 Veterans.

After lunch, we visited the offices of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), and its Founder and Executive Director Paul Rieckoff. We honored Paul with our “HeroVet” award for his efforts with the historic passage of the new GI Bill benefits during the summer.

We appreciate the service of both organizations to our nation’s Veterans.