COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS By His Excellency EDWARD J. KING
Governor EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 162 GOVERNOR'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
takes tremendous pride in our men and women who valiantly served
their state and their country in the Armed Forces; and WHEREAS,
the Commonwealth is in full realization of its moral and legal
commitment to foster the economic and social security of all our
people; and WHEREAS, the Commonwealth recognizes that our
veterans have special needs and often encounter social and
economic obstacles as a result of their veteran status; and
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth hereby affirms its strong commitment
to advance the opportunities of our veteran citizenry to assure
equal opportunity in public and private employment, and to
develop services which will enable all our veterans to maximize
their participation in the social and economic activities of the
Commonwealth; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Edward J. King, Governor of the
Commonwealth by virt