VA Head to Address Ypsilanti Scholars on Detroit Visit
June 25, 2009
DETROIT, June 25 /PRNewswire/ — Honoring the legacy of his West Point classmate, former Army Chief of Staff and current Veterans Affairs Secretary, General
Eric K. Shinseki will address scholarship recipients on June 26 in Ypsilanti. The Captain C. Robert Arvin Foundation was established to encourage young men and women to pursue academic excellence, develop leadership skills, and perform selfless service to the community in the manner exemplified by Captain
Carl Robert Arvin. Arvin, a former Cadet First Captain and Brigade Commander at the U.S. Military Academy, was tragically killed in action on October 8, 1967 in Vietnam. He graduated from Ypsilanti High School in 1961. The VFW Post 2408 in Ypsilanti is named in his honor. Information on the “FUND” and the award activity is available by contacting
C. Tino Lambros at ctino13@hotmail.com
SOURCE MacDonald Communications
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