12/05/2012
GM Veteran's Day Celebration
Recently General Motors held a Veteran's Day celebration November 9, 2012 at the GM Technical Center - Alternative Energy Center Auditorium in Warren, MI. Special Guests for the event were the Tuskegee Airmen. The event was sponsored by the UAW Local
160 Veterans Committee, General Motors Veterans Affinity Group, and UAW Region 1
Color Guard. In attendance was GM Chief Diversity Officer and retired US Navy Captain
Ken Barrett. The speaker of the event was Tuskegee Airmen Liaison Officer and retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Larry Millben. Mr. Barrett presented Lt Col (ret) Millben with an award from GM to the Tuskegee Airmen in memory ofthose who served and in honor of those who
serve us now. One of our own,
Senior Industrial Engineer and US Army Reserve Colonel James Ramsey received an award at the event. GM Milford Proving Ground Imaging Technician and
President of the GM Veterans Affinity Group US Navy Reserve Senior ChiefPetty
Officer Waite sented James with the S erior Support of Military Men, Women, and their Families Award for the work that he does for the Veteran Affinity Group and various community service activities for veterans like aiding the hiring of veterans for GM by attending Veterans Hiring Conferences for GM Talent Acquisition Group and admissions for the five US Service Academies aiding young men and women in the area attend college. Recently, James also received
a US House of Representatives
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from US Representative Dale Kildee of Michigan's 5111 Congressional District for the work he has done as a member of Congressman Kildee's Service Academy Nomination Committee the last I 0 years. To
commemorate Veteran's Day, GM has expanded its military discount to Veterans within one year of their discharge date from military service for non-retirees. Previously, only active duty, Reserve, National Guard, and retirees of the Armed Forces were able to take advantage of the GM Military Discount for automobile purchases.