Board Matter

April 9, 2019

Military Retiree Appreciation Day

Madam Chairman:

The freedoms that we as Americans enjoy could only be made possible by the efforts of the more than 2 million men and women who served our nation as active duty members of the Armed Forces. Right here in Fairfax County, there are approximately 77,000 retired military members who have decided to call this their home. These members have served all over the world and have sacrificed much for our nation. We should be proud that they have decided to now make Fairfax their home.

On March 28 of this year, a bipartisan resolution honoring the service of these military retirees passed unanimously in the United States Senate and designates April 18, 2019 as Military Retiree Appreciation Day.

Therefore, Madam Chairman, in honor of these heroic military retirees, including the 77,000 residing here in Fairfax County, I move, without objection, that the Board also recognize and declare April 18, 2019 as Military Retiree Appreciation Day.