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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Good Morning,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>On Behalf of the Ohio Affiliate President, Richard Payne, I would like to thank our Veterans for there service, commitment and sacrifice that has protected and defended our country. Without you, the United States would not be free; free to live, free to make decisions, free to make choices and free to vote. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:#EDEDED'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'>Tribute:</span></i></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:#EDEDED'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'>If someone has done military service,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:#EDEDED'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'>They earn the title “veteran,” and more;<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:#EDEDED'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'>They earn our deep respect and admiration;<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:#EDEDED'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'>That they are special no one can ignore.</span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:#EDEDED'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'>They sacrificed the comforts we enjoy;<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:#EDEDED'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'>The list is long of all the things they gave.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:#EDEDED'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'>Our veterans are extraordinary people;<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:#EDEDED'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'>They’re loyal, dedicated, true and brave.</span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:whitesmoke'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;background:#993300'>Veterans Day 2020:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'>Veterans day,</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'> which is a federal holiday and celebrated on </span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#FF9900'>11 November</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'> for honoring the military veterans. Do you know? Military Veterans are those people who have served in the armed forces of the United States. On the 11<sup>th</sup> day of November, in 1918 the main hostilities were ended of world war 1 at 11<sup>th </sup>hour.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:whitesmoke'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:whitesmoke'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'>Also, due to the organizations of the United States, <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>armistice day</span></strong> became a veteran’s day. Americans celebrate another event named Memorial Day. Veterans Day is for services military veterans, and the Memorial Day is celebrated for those people who have died while in military service.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:whitesmoke'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:whitesmoke'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'>On November 11, 1919, the president of the United States named, Woodrow Wilson issued a message to his countrymen. Woodrow Wilson told his countrymen that what is the importance of this day for us. After <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0E4D7A'>World war 1</span></a>, Americans started to celebrate this day. Veterans Day is also known as Armistice Day. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:whitesmoke'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:whitesmoke'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'>Happy Veterans Day!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:whitesmoke'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio (NFBO)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Suzanne Turner, Ohio Affiliate Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Cleveland Chapter, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> (216) 990-6199<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please click on the links below to learn more about the organization<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Ohio Affiliate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk18941617"></a><a name="_Hlk14090147"></a><a name="_Hlk14085768"><span 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