Blinded Vets Foundation to Honor U.S. Sen. Jim Webb and WTOP’s J.J. Green

WASHINGTON, June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) and WTOP correspondent J.J. Green are among those being honored at The Blinded American Veterans Foundation (BAVF) at its June 16 annual Congressional Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.

“We’re honored to recognize Senator Webb for his outstanding service to the residents of Virginia and support of the nation’s defense programs,” said BAVF President John Fales of Silver Spring, MD. “We’re equally proud to recognize J.J. Green’s exceptional security and defense broadcast coverage.”

The Congressional Awards Ceremony will take place in Room 334 of the Cannon House Office Building. Other awardees include U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, who joins Sen. Webb in receiving the Foundation’s Gillispie Award; artist Tom Nielsen, who shares the Foundation’s Carlton Sherwood Award with Mr. Green; Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic; and volunteers Frank Szaszdi and the late Dr. William Eddy.

The Blinded American Veterans Foundation assists blinded ad sensory-disabled veterans in attaining their full potential through research, rehabilitation, and re-employment. It offers employment networking and rehabilitation and resource counseling, and provides funding for rehabilitation centers. Other programs include a speaker’s bureau, placement services, and compilation of related statistics. It also conducts research, educational, and charitable programs. This valuable service is performed strictly with volunteers and without a paid staff.

SOURCE Blinded American Veterans Foundation