Military City USA salutes American Heroes, Jan. 24th

Rosa Rosales (photo)

National LULAC President

Washington, DC - The League of United Latin American Citizens holds its 3rd Annual Veterans Summit in San Antonio, Texas. The summit will be held Friday, January 24th through Saturday, January 26th at El Tropicano Hotel.

As the leading summit addressing the needs of veterans, the LULAC Veterans Summit will draw thousands of participants including top government, business, military and community leaders and veterans affairs officials some of which include:

• The Honorable Alphonso Jackson, Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Richard Perez, President and CEO of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
• Major General Alfred Valenzuela (USA Ret)
• Undersecretary of Benefits, Vice Admiral US Navy (Ret) Daniel L. Cooper
• U.S. Treasurer, Anna Escobedo Cabral
• Lt. General Ricardo Sanchez, (USA Ret.)
• Brig. General Angela Salinas (USMC)
• Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
• Chairman of the Federal Executive Board, Eric Stephens
• Assistant Director for Human Resources Management, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Whitney I. LeBlanc, Jr.,
• Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment Training, U. S. Department of Labor, Charles C. Ciccolella
• Deputy Assistant Secretary Diversity Management and EEO Department of Veterans Affairs, Susan McHugh
• National LULAC President Rosa Rosales

LULAC will address issues of critical importance to U.S. veterans and their families in a state with over 3.5 million Latino residents. Workshop topics include healthcare and benefits, family reintegration, business opportunities and educational opportunities.