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LANSING, Mich. (May\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2<\/span>7<\/span>, 2023) \u2014\u00a0<\/span><\/span>On\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Thursday<\/span>, May 25,\u00a0<\/span>Sen.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sue Shink<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(<\/span>D-Northfield<\/span>\u00a0Twp.)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was<\/span>\u00a0joined\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at the\u00a0<\/span>Michigan Senate’s 28th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony<\/a><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>her distinguished\u00a0<\/span><\/span>guest,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Donald<\/b><\/span>\u00a0Bliss<\/b>, a Jackson County Navy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>veteran who served<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0the Vietnam War.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201c<\/span>The annual Memorial Day ceremony is a very special tradition of the Senate\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that puts political differences aside and enables us to come together to recognize veterans<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>families<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>from our\u00a0<\/span><\/span>districts and around the state<\/span>,\u201d said Sen.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Shink<\/span><\/span>. \u201c<\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>event<\/span>\u00a0was so moving and was made\u00a0<\/span><\/span>all the more<\/span>\u00a0powerful by sharing it alongside Donald. I am so grateful for his service\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and his continued contributions to our community.\u201d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr.<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u00a0Bliss<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>served as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>c<\/span>orpsm<\/span>a<\/span>n<\/span>\u00a0in the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Navy<\/span>\u00a0during the Vietnam War<\/span>, from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>1966 to 1970.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>U.S. Navy corpsmen, officially referred to as HM hospital corpsmen, are<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span>medical specialists<\/span><\/span>\u202f<\/span>with many duties\u00a0<\/span><\/span>similar to<\/span>\u00a0civilian physicians<\/span>\u2019<\/span>\u00a0assistants, but with an obligation to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>provide<\/span>\u00a0medical care in the field or anywhere else they are needed by U.S. Navy soldiers or U.S. Marines.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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During\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his four-year stint in the Navy<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mr. Bliss<\/b><\/span>\u00a0spent time stationed at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Camp Lejeune<\/span>\u00a0in North Carolina<\/span>, Naval Station Great Lakes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in Illinois<\/span><\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and in<\/span>\u00a0Puerto Rico,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Taiwan<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0Japan.<\/span>\u00a0Mr. Bliss\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>noteworthy awards<\/span>\u00a0for his service include the<\/span>\u00a0Purple\u00a0<\/span><\/span>H<\/span>eart, Vietnam\u00a0<\/span><\/span>S<\/span>ervice<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Medal, Republic of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Vietnam\u00a0<\/span><\/span>C<\/span>ampaign<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>M<\/span>edal<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>National\u00a0<\/span><\/span>D<\/span>efense<\/span>\u00a0Service<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>M<\/span>edal.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Every<\/span>\u00a0year<\/span>\u00a0since\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>1995<\/span><\/span>, the<\/span>\u00a0Michigan<\/span>\u00a0Senate<\/span>\u00a0holds a special session to<\/span>\u00a0commemorate Memorial Day and<\/span>\u00a0recognize<\/span>\u00a0Michigan veterans, active\u00a0<\/span><\/span>military\u00a0<\/span><\/span>servicemembers<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and their families, including our state\u2019s Blue Star Mothers, to express both the Senate and the entire state\u2019s gratitude for their service.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The<\/span>\u00a0ceremony<\/span>\u00a0also recognize<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0the Michigan soldiers who have lost their lives as well as their Gold Star Families they have left behind.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201c<\/span>I will continue to honor Donald and his fellow veterans and their families\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in every way that I can, including on supportive legislation and in our upcoming budget\u00a0<\/span><\/span>investments<\/span>\u00a0for the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Michigan\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Department\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of Military and Veterans Affairs and the other state departments and services that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>provide valuable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>assistance<\/span>\u00a0for vets in my district and around the state,\u201d<\/span>\u00a0Sen.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Shink<\/span><\/span>\u00a0said.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sen. Sue Shink (D-Northfield Twp.), Sen. Shink’s guest, Navy Vietnam Veteran and Jackson County resident Donald Bliss, and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II are pictured on the Senate floor following the Michigan Senate’s 28th<\/span>\u00a0Annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Thursday, May 25, 2023.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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