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“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson, Hall of Fame andNBA Championship
Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services is ready for Independence Day Weekend.
Over the Independence Day Weekend members of our team, and our families, will be participating in community and national celebrations. These include a naturalization ceremony at Mount Vernon, a boat parade in Maine, attending a veteran community gathering in South Carolina, volunteering at barbeques raising money for local veterans, precessions of colors, parades, concerts. What can you do?
As people start planning for the upcoming holiday weekend, please take time to reflect on the generations of men and women who have given everything for the freedoms we enjoy today.


“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson, Hall of Fame andNBA Championship

“Innovations are imperative in building capacity by organizations seeking to make lives of veterans and their families better.” – Duncan S. Milne, Retired US Marine

“The selected lines from Laurence Binyon’s poem ‘For the Fallen’ honors sacrifice and serves as a reminder of the enduring respect and remembrance owed to fallen

“I don’t wait until a holiday comes up to recognize those who have fallen – and the families of the fallen. I feel these service