{"id":10058,"date":"2021-11-11T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T17:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=10058"},"modified":"2021-11-16T17:20:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T22:20:12","slug":"watch-sen-ossoff-honors-georgias-veterans","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/watch-sen-ossoff-honors-georgias-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Sen. Ossoff Honors Georgia\u2019s Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Atlanta, Ga.&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013\u2013 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is paying tribute to Georgia veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a Veterans Day video message, Sen. Ossoff thanks Georgia\u2019s veterans and their families for their service and shares how his office can help veterans and servicemembers across the state access VA and government services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe owe America\u2019s veterans the very best health care, the very best service, to reflect the gratitude of the nation that you\u2019ve defended. And on this Veterans Day, please know that my team and I continue our work to help you access veterans\u2019 benefits, to help you navigate the VA system, and to advocate for legislation that will improve the quality and responsiveness of veterans\u2019 services,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Sen. Ossoff said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff is working to pass several bills to help Georgia\u2019s servicemembers and veterans, including improving&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-working-to-improve-mental-health-programs-for-servicemembers\/\">mental health services for servicemembers<\/a>, cutting red tape to&nbsp;ensure that combat-disabled veterans receive the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-working-to-deliver-combat-disabled-veterans-the-pay-they-deserve\/\">full retirement pay and disability benefits<\/a>&nbsp;they deserve, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/video\/local-video\/sen-jon-ossoff-presses-va-over-mail-backlog-other-issues\/14c4ece9-8dbe-4a43-99e5-87682bffbcc8\/\">improving service<\/a>&nbsp;at local VA facilities across Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3esF3aYO-Ew\"><strong>Click here to watch Sen. Ossoff\u2019s Veterans Day message<\/strong>:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10060\" width=\"840\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-2048x1147.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Sen. Ossoff delivers Veterans Day message.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Please find a transcript of his message below<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEN. OSSOFF<\/strong>: \u201cTo America\u2019s veterans, to all who have served, who have sacrificed, and to your families, on behalf of the U.S. Senate and the state of Georgia, thank you for all you have done. We owe you a huge debt of gratitude. We owe America\u2019s veterans the very best health care, the very best service, to reflect the gratitude of the nation that you\u2019ve defended. And on this Veterans Day, please know that my team and I continue our work to help you access veterans\u2019 benefits, to help you navigate the VA system, and to advocate for legislation that will improve the quality and responsiveness of veterans&#8217; services for veterans in Georgia and across the country. Thank you again for your selfless sacrifice, for your service to our country. The country is deeply grateful, and so am I.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlanta, Ga.&nbsp;\u2013\u2013 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is paying tribute to Georgia veterans. In a Veterans Day video message, Sen. 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