{"id":60956,"date":"2023-11-11T10:22:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T18:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=60956"},"modified":"2023-11-12T11:23:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T19:23:40","slug":"governor-newsom-proclaims-veterans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=60956","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom Proclaims Veterans Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>SACRAMENTO November 11, 2023<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring\u00a0November 11, 2023, as Veterans Day.<\/p>\n<p>The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd a6T\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/NMxVO6sn8r5KaKRfvgPB3IVPtVuSdXP73NQizV0-X0Fv7zRHFRMBfZL_JcpFAfBUrdlDXWjnh18bdChePvm51cLY5flwsDxvLzLEXp5Kwk5gkSzqx01PfOyQO66Y-aRbzJRqpdVGEuTtcPHQVnUWvMz8x-7N-t_6XjtWlQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/afffa58af0d1d42fee9a20e55\/_compresseds\/f52a3178-ff00-9081-621e-f04d52f06cbd.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"922\" data-bit=\"iit\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>PROCLAMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On Veterans Day, we show our enduring respect and reverence for those who have served in the United States military\u00a0to defend our freedoms and way of life. While we can never repay these brave men and women for their selfless service, our state is proud to pay tribute to veterans in deed as well as in word.<\/p>\n<p>The holiday was born of symbolism, commemorating the armistice that took effect on the 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0hour of the 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0day of the 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0month of 1918 to end World War I. A year later, America dedicated November 11 as Armistice Day to celebrate that peace and the veterans who fought in the \u201cwar to end all wars.\u201d\u00a0All too soon, however, new wars followed, leading to Armistice Day becoming Veterans Day in 1954 \u2013 a holiday to honor veterans of all wars.<\/p>\n<p>Today, California is home to roughly 1.6 million veterans spanning all of the state\u2019s diverse populations and ingrained in every facet of our society. They are among the employees and employers who drive California\u2019s world-class economy. They are elected officials and civic leaders. They work in public safety and as first responders.<\/p>\n<p>Other veterans are not so fortunate, struggling to overcome the physical and emotional scars of war and service. They need assistance, and we have no higher duty than to support them. That\u2019s why I worked with the Legislature to put a measure on the March 2024 ballot, Proposition 1, which includes $1 billion in funding to house veterans with behavioral health needs. We are also implementing a $50 million California Veterans Health Initiative to support veteran mental health and suicide prevention.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, we will dedicate a new 240-bed skilled nursing and memory care facility at the Veterans Home of California-Yountville, one of our eight homes caring for veterans and their spouses. And we continue to implement efforts that benefit all veterans, including assisting those discharged from military service under \u201cDon\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell\u201d as they pursue discharge upgrades to reestablish their eligibility for veterans benefits, and prioritizing disabled veteran business owners in bidding for state contracts.<\/p>\n<p>California is dedicated to serving our veterans as they\u2019ve served us. Today, as we reflect on all that we owe our veterans, let us commit to honoring them year-round, throughout their life, in gratitude for the immense commitment and personal sacrifices they have made for our state and nation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOW THEREFORE I, GAVIN NEWSOM<\/strong>, Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim\u00a0November 11, 2023, as \u201cVeterans Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>IN WITNESS WHEREOF<\/strong>\u00a0I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 6th day of November\u00a02023.<\/p>\n<p>GAVIN NEWSOM<br \/>\nGovernor of California<\/p>\n<p><strong>ATTEST:<\/strong><br \/>\nSHIRLEY N. WEBER, Ph.D.<br \/>\nSecretary of State<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SACRAMENTO November 11, 2023\u2013\u00a0Governor Gavin Newsom&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60956"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60957,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60956\/revisions\/60957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}