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Steve Robertson, director of the National Legislative Commission, The American Legion.
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Mineral Wells ISD and American Legion Post 75 will co-sponsor the 27th Veterans Day of Remembrance program on Nov. 11 at Ram Stadium.
This is an area-wide ceremony for both citizens and students of Mineral Wells and neighboring schools. Pre-ceremony music will begin at 10:30 a.m. with official opening at 11 a.m. The public is invited to attend. Seating will be on the east side on the first two levels for veterans, families and friends.
This year’s guest speaker comes from the American Legion’s national office. Steve Robertson was named director of the National Legislative Division in May 1993.
Robertson began his career with The American Legion in 1988 as assistant director of that division. In 1991, while serving in Operation Desert Storm, he was promoted to deputy director. Prior to his Legion employment, he was a Disabled Veterans Program (DVOP) specialist for Job Service North Dakota.
As a military policeman in the D.C. Army National Guard, he was activated in January 1991 during the Persian Gulf War and served from February to June in Saudi Arabia. In June 1996, he completed 20 years of military service and will retire at the rank of Captain, USAF, in 2010.
He served 12 years in the U.S. Air Force from 1973 to 1985 as a security police officer in Louisiana, Turkey and North Dakota; a missile combat crew commander for the Minuteman III ICBM in North Dakota; and as a flight commander for the Ground Launched Cruise Missile in Sicily.
A third generation Legionnaire, his post home is Post 14 in Shreveport, La. His grandfather was a World War I Army veteran and his father was a World War II Army veteran. His wife is a retired Air Force veteran and his oldest son is currently an Army officer who just completed a second tour in Iraq.
Robertson is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University.
Make plans to join the community as we honor our veterans on Nov. 11.
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