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Military City USA Salutes America’s Heroes.

LULAC brings business opportunities, educational, training assistance and benefits.

January 18, 2008

For more information, contact:
Lizette Jenness Olmos, 202-833-6130 ext. 16

Washington, DC – The League of United Latin American Citizens holds its 3rd Annual Veterans Summit in San Antonio, Texas. The summit will be held Thursday, January 24 through Saturday, January 26 at El Tropicano Hotel. As the leading summit addressing the needs of veterans, the LULAC Veterans Summit will draw thousands of participants including top government, business, military and community leaders and veterans affairs officials some of which include The Honorable Alphonso Jackson, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Richard Perez, President and CEO of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, Major General Alfred Valenzuela (USA Ret), Undersecretary of Benefits, Vice Admiral US Navy (Ret) Daniel L. Cooper, U.S. Treasurer, Anna Escobedo Cabral, Lt. General Ricardo Sanchez, (USA Ret.), Brig. General Angela Salinas (USMC), Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Chairman of the Federal Executive Board, Eric Stephens, Assistant Director for Human Resources Management, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Whitney I. LeBlanc, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment Training, U. S. Department of Labor, Charles C. Ciccolella, Deputy Assistant Secretary Diversity Management and EEO Department of Veterans Affairs, Susan McHugh and National LULAC President Rosa Rosales.

“This conference is very important because we are reaching out to our war veterans that do so much to protect our liberties,” said LULAC National President Rosa Rosales. “We salute our veterans and give a small token of our appreciation for the sacrifices they make.”

The third annual Community Prosperity Partnership (CPP) summit is a LULAC initiative that through our community based centers serves our nation’s veterans and the local community in which they live.

LULAC will address issues of critical importance to U.S. veterans and their families in a state with over 3.5 million Latino residents. Workshop topics include healthcare and benefits, family reintegration, business opportunities and educational opportunities.

The LULAC expo, health fair, education fair and workshops are free and open to the public Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Registration will be held Thursday between 3 pm to 5pm and Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. For more information on sponsorships, meal event ticket reservations or registration information please call (210) 733-0406 or visit the web site www.lulac.org.

We would like to acknowledge the following sponsors: PhRMA, H-E-B, Alamo Community College District, University Texas at San Antonio, SER Jobs for Progress and the San Antonio Express News.

The League of United Latin American Citizen (www.lulac.org) advances the economic conditions, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide.

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