MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday released a video message ahead of Veterans Day thanking the more than 400,000 veterans and their families who call Alabama home and honoring the generations of Americans who have served in the United States Armed Forces.
In the message, Governor Ivey recalls how her father, Boadman Nettles Ivey, served as a field artillery captain in World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Because of his wartime service, she was about two years old when she first met him.
“We stand on the shoulders of generations of veterans who served this country so valiantly,” said Governor Ivey in her message. “May the service of our veterans never be taken for granted.”
Media Release/Office of Alabama Governor Kay Ivey
