The ALS Association Salutes our Veterans
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In May, 2009, The ALS Association laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns during a moving ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery attended by ALS advocates and the public. The ceremony was held to honor those military veterans we have lost in the war against ALS and to reinforce The ALS Association’s commitment to fight for veterans with ALS just as they fought for us. Four advocates represented The Association during the ceremony:
- Sharon Harrison from Virginia, who lost her husband, a Vietnam Veteran to ALS;
- Jeff Faull of Pennsylvania and Jim Thew of Illinois, Navy Veterans with ALS who have testified before Congress in support of ALS research and benefits; and
- Ken Patterson of Florida, a retired U.S. Marine with ALS.
Please visit the Advocacy Action Center of our website (http://capwiz.com/alsa/home/) to learn how you can help support our military veterans and all people whose lives have been touched by Lou Gehrig’s disease. Additional resources for veterans, their families and survivors can be found here, www.alsa.org/policy/veterans.cfm.
