Senator Hassan Honors Veterans Day at Events Across New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE – U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, joined New Hampshire veterans, service members, and their families at the Manchester Veterans Day Parade and at a wreath laying ceremony in Veteran’s Memorial Park yesterday, where she spoke about the importance of honoring veterans’ service. “Veterans Day is a chance to honor those who served and to recommit ourselves to ensuring that veterans receive the care, benefits, and support that they have earned. The heroes who fought for our freedom abroad should not be left to struggle for their health care or left to sleep on the streets,” said Senator Hassan. “Our veterans put their lives on the line for us, and now it’s our turn to fulfill our promise to them.” Senator Hassan joins the Manchester Veterans Day Parade Last week, Senator Hassan visited the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen, where she joined other Granite Staters in placing American flags at the gravesites of veterans in honor of their service and sacrifice. Senator Hassan also spoke at the Woodbury School’s Veterans Day Program in Salem. “Through their courage, veterans have given us the gift of safety and security for our very way of life. We enjoy peace because others are willing for our sakes to endure war; we can sleep at night because some heroes serving on the far side of the world volunteer to stand a post each day,” Senator Hassan said at the Woodbury School. “Simply to be a veteran requires a degree of selflessness that is extraordinary. Veterans understand what matters most in life, because more than anyone they know how precious life truly is. So on this Veterans Day, we should each examine our own lives and resolve to offer America’s veterans not only words of thanks, but also deeds.” Senator Hassan has worked to support service members, veterans, and their families during her time in the Senate, including by: Helping develop and pass into law the PACT Act , which fundamentally reforms and improves how veterans exposed to toxic substances receive health care and benefits from the VA. Supporting provisions in the landmark 21 st Century ROAD to Housing Act to help veterans buy homes. Introducing a bipartisan bill to increase job support for gold star spouses. The bill passed the Senate earlier this year. Introducing the Military Spouse Hiring Act to help boost hiring of military spouses. Helping pass into law comprehensive, bipartisan retirement security legislation , including provisions to help military families save for retirement. Introducing and passing into law the bipartisan Reserve Component Parental Leave Parity Act , which expanded parental leave eligibility for Reserve and National Guard members to cover all new parents. Working to honor America’s POW/MIA servicemembers, including by backing the Bring Our Heroes Home Act to make it easier for families to access the records they need to help recover their missing or unaccounted for loved ones. She also led the successful bipartisan push to return the POW/MIA flag above the White House. ###