Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear Marks Veterans Day as State Veterans Agency Earns Another National Excellence Award

FRANKFORT — On Veterans Day, November 11, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear issued a message thanking the state's veterans and their families, saying that caring for veterans is a responsibility of state government and that Kentucky will keep working to serve them well.

In August, the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs again received a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Abraham Lincoln Pillars of Excellence Award at the national association of state veterans agencies' conference, in the customer experience category for benefits and services, recognizing its Military Medal Program. The department had previously won the award's customer service category five years in a row.

The department handles benefits claims, state veterans centers and veterans cemeteries across Kentucky; according to its annual report, its benefits division generated more than $530 million in entitlements and pensions for Kentucky veterans and their families in one fiscal year.

Reference: Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs

Source: Office of the Governor of Kentucky

Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)

Photo: 图：肯塔基州州长 Andy Beshear。来源：肯塔基州州长办公室（Wikimedia Commons，公有领域） / Photo: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. Source: Office of the Governor of Kentucky (Wikimedia Commons, public domain)

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