{"id":28796,"date":"2025-11-11T08:43:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=28796"},"modified":"2025-11-11T08:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:43:59","slug":"sen-ossoff-honors-georgia-veterans","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-honors-georgia-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ossoff Honors Georgia Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Atlanta, Ga.&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013\u2013 U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is honoring Georgia veterans in a new video message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to express my deep respect and gratitude for every veteran in the State of Georgia and across the country as we honor your work, your commitment to service, the sacrifices that you and your family have made in defense of our Nation,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>Sen. Ossoff said.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cVeterans Day is not a day for sales at the mall. It\u2019s a day for us to reflect on our shared debt to those who have worn the uniform and served our Nation and to their families, their spouses, their children and dependents, who, along with servicemembers, make such extraordinary sacrifices to defend the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5xnLUIZ_kSQ\"><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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5xnLUIZ_kSQ\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-at-8.35.05\u202fAM-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-at-8.35.05\u202fAM-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-at-8.35.05\u202fAM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-at-8.35.05\u202fAM-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-at-8.35.05\u202fAM-1536x858.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-at-8.35.05\u202fAM-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-11-at-8.35.05\u202fAM.png 1972w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5xnLUIZ_kSQ\"><\/a><strong><u>Please find a transcript of Sen. Ossoff\u2019s message below<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEN. OSSOFF<\/strong>: \u201cGreetings. This is U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, and I want to express my deep respect and gratitude for every veteran in the State of Georgia and across the country as we honor your work, your commitment to service, the sacrifices that you and your family have made in defense of our Nation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVeterans Day is not a day for sales at the mall. 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