(Please note speakers and times on this
agenda are approximate and Subject to Change)
The American Legion:
Sunday, Aug.
20
11:00 a.m.
Patriotic Memorial Service- Reno-Sparks
Convention Center, Hall #4, 1st Floor
National Anthem – Neal McCoy, Country Music Legend
4:00 p.m.
American Legion National Convention
Parade: – Virginia Street and 4th Street
BOTH EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – Great
Photo opportunity
Monday, Aug.
21
9:00 a.m.
100th Anniversary Workshop, Reno-Sparks
Convention Center, Room C1, 1st Fl.
OPEN TO ALL VETERANS AND THE
PUBLIC
Tuesday, Aug.
22
7:00 a.m.
Hiring Our Heroes Transition and Benefits
Career Fair, Atlantis Casino Resort Spa Hotel, Paradise
Ballroom, Sections B-E, 2nd Floor
8:00 a.m.
Veterans Small Business Summit,
Atlantis Casino Resort Spa Hotel, Grand Ballroom, Sections 2
& 3, Second Floor
9:00 a.m.
Employment Workshop, Atlantis Casino
Resort Spa Hotel, Grand Ballroom, Sections 5-7, Second
Floor
General
Sessions:– Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Hall 4, First
Floor
Tuesday, Aug.
22
8:45 a.m. Opening Ceremony – Neal McCoy, Master of Ceremonies
Musical Selections – Neal McCoy American Legion Youth Champions
Presentation of the Spirit of Service
Awards to military personnel by Brigadier General Kevin Vereen,
Deputy Commanding General, Operations, United States Army
Recruiting Command and Donald E. Ballard, Medal of Honor
recipient
9:45 a.m.
Address – Brigadier General Kevin
Vereen, Deputy Commanding General, Operations, United States
Army
10:10 a.m. Address – Donald E. Ballard, Medal of Honor recipient
10:25 a.m.
Distinguished Service Medal to Dr.
Apostolos Georgopoulos, Director, Brain Sciences Center, Minnesota
VA Health Care System
11:50 a.m. Welcome remarks by The Honorable Catherine Cortez Masto,
United States Senate, The Honorable Mark Amodei, United States
House of Representatives; The Honorable Brian Sandoval, Governor of
the State of Nevada 1:20 p.m.
Greetings, Daniel Flannigan, Dominion
President, The Royal Canadian Legion, Ronald G. Smith, Acting
Dominion President Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada,
Chia-Kai Lu, Vice Minister, Veterans
Affairs Council, Republic of China, Larry T. Guzy, President
General, National Society of Sons of American Revolution
2:00 p.m.
Address – The Honorable R. Alexander
Acosta, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
2:20 p.m. National Commander’s Report to Convention
Wednesday, Aug.
23
9:10 a.m.
Presentation of The American Legion
Patriot Award to Dr. Robert Gates, Former Secretary of
Defense
9:25 a.m.
National Commander’s Media &
Communications Award presented to Mike Rowe, American TV Host and
Actor
9:45 a.m.
Presentation of National Law Enforcement
Officer of the Year Award to Joseph Rowley, Michigan State Police,
Tri-City Post, Freeland, MI
Presentation of National Firefighter of Year Award to Darren O.
Ware, Prince George’s Fire/EMS Department, Waldorf, MD. 10:00 a.m.
Address by The Honorable David J.
Shulkin, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
11:00 a.m.
Address – The Honorable Donald Trump,
President of the United States
12:10 p.m.
Address by The Honorable Ted Cruz,
United States Senate
Thursday, Aug.
24
8:35 a.m.
Fourth Estate Award Presentations to
Clarion Ledger, Jackson, MS.; KTVU 2 Investigates, Oakland, CA; The
Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ.
Noon Election of National Commander and National Vice Commanders
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