veterans day 2009

The 2009 National Veterans Day poster is now available for download via the Veterans Day Web site: www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/index.asp. The poster was designed by Dr. Richard Serrao, a staff physician at the VA Boston Healthcare System and assistant professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. The Veterans Day National Committee chose his design from among nearly 60 submissions as part of a national poster search. This is the third year the committee has held a poster contest, and Serrao’s second time winning. He previously won the 2007 Veterans Day poster contest. Serrao designed his poster using photographs he took while attending the Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery in 2007. The poster will be printed and shipped to more than 115,000 schools nationwide, VA facilities, federal buildings, and military installations. It will also grace the cover of the program booklets distributed at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 2009.

To learn more about what services for veterans and active duty military personnel the Tri-County Red Cross Chapter offers, please visit our web site at www.tricountyredcross.org/armedforces/af.html