NVLSP Honors Veteran and Senator Daniel Inouye

Veterans and service members were honored for their dedication and military service at the Serving Our Warriors reception and fundraiser held by the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) in March 2009. Two pre-eminent veterans, who have long served our nation through public policy leadership were honored during the event. World War II veteran Senator Daniel Inouye, and Vietnam veteran Governor Tom Ridge were recognized. Funds were raised to support NVLSP and its efforts to provide legal representation to military service members and veterans, and to train lawyers and advocates to assist them.

ABC News commentator George Stephanopoulos was the master of ceremonies for the reception. The event followed a training session where attorneys received information regarding service-related mental disorders, the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) and other recent legal developments.

A recipient of the Medal of Honor, Senator Inouye was part of the famed U.S. Armys Go For Broke 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and an award named for him will be inaugurated during the reception. Senator Inouye distinguished himself in some of the bloodiest battles of World War II, including the epic rescue of the lost battalion recorded in U.S. Army annals as one of the most significant military battles of the century. He lost his arm to a rifle grenade at close range while leading his platoon to assault a heavily defended hill in Italy. Today, Senator Inouye is the third most senior member of the U.S. Senate, where he has played a key role in shaping defense policy for decades. Senator Inouye was the first Japanese-American in Congress and the first congressman from the new state of Hawaii.

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