TWU Pitches in for WW1 Memorial
As America is set to kick off the summer with the Memorial Day weekend, the TWU Local 100’s Veteran’s Committee is sending a donation to the World War I Centennial Commission to go towards the construction of the World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C. Photo here shows TWU Local 100 Veterans Committee Chair and Vice President Joe Costales (left) presenting check to President Tony Utano to be sent in the Union’s name.
The World War I Memorial will be unveiled on Veterans Day Nov. 11, 2018. World War I is the only 20th century war, in which American soldiers fought and died, to not have a memorial in the Nation’s Capital. “Many transit workers fought and died for our freedom in World War I and this donation is made in their memory,” said Utano and Costales in a joint statement. The money contained in the donation was collected a various events sponsored by the Local 100 Veterans Committee.
TWU Local 100 honors America and our military veterans this Memorial Day week.