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A special thanks...

Proclamations and letters of
acknowledgement were received
from the following:

The Congressional Black Caucus; Congresswoman
Joyce Beatty, (D-Ohio); Ohio House of Representa-
tives; State of Kentucky, Governor Matthew Bevin;
State of Utah, Governor Gary R. Hart; State of Il-
linois, Governor Bruce Rauner; Commonwealth of
Kentucky House of Representatives; City of Xenia, Mayor Marsha J. Bayless; Lt. General Arthur
J. Gregg, USA-Retired and Dennis Russell, Great Grandson of Honorary Brigadier General
Charles Young. Included with past Letters and Proclamations from the following: The National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Kentucky Human Rights Commission;
Commonwealth of Kentucky House of Representatives; State of California, State of Washington;
State of Illinois; Kentucky Department of Military Affairs; District of Columbia; City of Oakland,
California; City of Rockford, Illinois, City of Louisville, Kentucky; Mason County, Kentucky; City
of Maysville, Kentucky; The Republic of Liberia; The Republic of Haiti and a letter authored by
Congresswoman Barbara Lee to President Obama signed by 35 members of the United States
House of Representatives supporting our request for the Honorary Promotion.

Next Steps:Here are a few options

“We encourage you to stay in touch and continue to support the effort.”
Charles Blatcher.

We encourage everyone to Sign the petition that will go 2017
join our Facebook Page at: to President Obama
The Colonel Charles Young We look forward to return-
Memorial and Tribute Page We also invite you to sign the Petition ing next year to the Museum
to follow the activities of the calling on President Obama to pro- for the 2017 presentation of
Coalition. mote the legendary Colonel before the “Golden Buffalo Leader-
leaving Office in January 2017. The ship Medal.”
Petition can be accessed at: (http://
petitions.moveon.org/sign/an-honor-
ary-presidential).

For more information, contact the Coalition of Black Veteran Organizations
at e-mail address: cnmmmf@aol.com.