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Who Should be Dearborn's Veteran of the Year?
Nominations for the award are due to the Department of Information by Sept. 27.
The Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council is accepting nominations for the 2013-2014 Veteran of the Year award. The deadline for nominations is Sept. 27.
Nomination forms are available at the Department of Public Information on the fourth floor of city hall, 13615 Michigan Ave., and at www.cityofdearborn.org. To find it, click on city departments, then public information, then veterans services.
The forms should be mailed or turned into the Department of Public Information at 13615 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, MI. 48126.
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The award is presented each Veterans Day to the Dearborn veteran judged to have made a significant contribution to the community, and to the interests of veterans.
The following criteria apply to all nominations:
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The nominee must be a Dearborn resident.
Those eligible to make nominations are Dearborn residents or Dearborn veterans’ organizations.
The nominee’s community service work, and work on behalf of veterans’ organizations, must have been done only on a volunteer basis.
Nomination materials must contain proof of military service.
The Veteran of the Year award will be presented during the city’s Veterans Day ceremony, which will take place at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 at city hall. The public is welcome to attend.
For more information, call 313-943-2285.
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