Submitted by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Writer

Jefferson City, Missouri - Do you know a Veteran?  Would you like to nominate him or her to receive a very prestigious award?  Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder is accepting nominations for the 2013 Lt. Governor’s Veterans Service Award, created to recognize Missouri veterans who provide volunteer service to their communities.

“Not only have Missouri veterans given service to their country, but every year many provide countless hours of service to their communities through their volunteer work,” Lt. Governor Kinder said. “This award provides an opportunity to recognize those efforts and honor our Missouri veterans.”

The deadline to submit nominations is Oct. 15, 2013. Each nominee will receive a certificate of recognition, which will note the nominating person or agency.

Winners, selected from across the state, will be announced on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. They will be presented with an official Declaration from the Lieutenant Governor at a ceremony in the Capitol when the General Assembly is in session to give lawmakers the opportunity to also honor these veterans.

Individuals must have served or currently be serving in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and volunteer a minimum of 25 hours per year. A Veterans Service Award Nomination can be found on the Lieutenant Governor’s official website, www.ltgov.mo.gov, under “Veteran Service Information.” Nomination forms also are available at veteran services agencies, libraries, courthouses, senior services and other agencies in communities throughout the state.

Completed nominations can be mailed to the Lt. Governor’s Office at State Capitol, Room 224, Jefferson City, Mo., 65101, or emailed to ltgovinfo@ltgov.mo.gov. For questions about the award, call the Lt. Governor’s Office at 573-751-4727.