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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><a name="_Hlk62717647"><span lang="ES" style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p> </o:p></span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b><span lang="ES" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Durham
County Veteran Services Host 2022 Veterans Day Recognition and Celebration Program on Nov. 10</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><i><span lang="ES" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><i><span lang="ES" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Annual
event in person for first time since 2019<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Durham,
NC –</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk62717647"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">What:</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
Veterans Day Recognition and Celebration Program<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Who:</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
Durham County Veteran Services<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">When:
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Thursday, November 10, 2022, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Where:</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
Durham County Human Services Building<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
414 E. Main Street</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
Countywide Meeting Rooms B & C, second floor<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Facts:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><a name="_Hlk117525839"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Durham County recognizes U.S. military veterans of all branches of service during a celebration of patriotism,
service and sacrifice each year on or near Veterans Day.<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></li><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117525839"></span>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">The annual event returns to in person for first time since 2019. Was virtual in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><a name="_Hlk117525800"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">The community is invited to join in honoring service members and their families
</span></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">at the Thursday, November 10th event to be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Countywide Meeting Rooms B and
C of the Durham County Human Services Building, located at 414 E. Main Street.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Attendees - please note to give yourself extra time to arrive as the parking lot next to the Human Services Building is mostly
unavailable due to construction of the 500 East Main Street Mixed-Use Development. There are paid parking options on the street and in the Church Street parking deck located on the 100 block of East Main Street.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">The Durham County 2022 Veterans Day celebration will feature remarks from Durham County Manager Dr. Kimberly J. Sowell and a
keynote address from Dr. Alyshia Smith, Medical Center Director of the Durham VA Health System.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">The theme for this year’s event will follow the national theme of “Honor.” Veterans are proud of their military service in defending
our Nation. Honor reflects the military value and tradition of answering the call to duty. There is distinct honor in serving to protect our way of life and the Constitution of the United States of America.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">“The security of our country rests on the shoulders of generations of young men and women who stepped forward to serve in the
U.S. military. It is important to honor their courage, commitment, and sacrifice,” said Durham County Veteran Services Director Lois Harvin-Ravin. ‘</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">An
unknown author wrote “We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.’ </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">The opportunity to once again, celebrate
our veterans with an in-person event as we </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">shine a Green Light in honor and in support
of our nation’s veterans is our opportunity to pay honor toward that debt.”</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">The 2022 Veterans Day holiday is Friday, November 11th. The National Ceremony is held each year on Nov. 11 at Arlington National
Cemetery, commencing precisely at 11 a.m. with a wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Veterans from all eras of service will be invited to participate in the Walk of Honor during the County’s annual celebration
of Veterans.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Capt. Helen E. Tripp, Manager of Community Paramedics with Durham County Emergency Medical Services, will sing our National
Anthem.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">The event is free and open to the public. The media is encouraged to attend this event of high honor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">For more information, email Durham County Veterans Services Director Lois Harvin-Ravin at
</span></span><a href="mailto:lharvin-ravin@dconc.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">lharvin-ravin@dconc.gov</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">
or call (919) 560-8387.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">The County will take part in Operation Green Light from November 7-13, shining a green light to support military veterans, as
well as raise awareness about the unique challenges faced by many veterans and the resources that are available at the county, state, and federal level to assist veterans and their families. Learn more about participating
</span></span><a href="https://www.dconc.gov/Home/Components/News/News/9225"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117241892"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif">Most offices operated by the County will be closed for the Veterans Day holiday on Friday, November 11th.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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