Gerard T. Papetti, CPA, CFP’s Post

Today, we honor the brave men and women who have served our nation. Their sacrifice, courage, and dedication have protected our freedoms and shaped our country. #ThankYouVeterans #USFS #USFinancialServices #NJFinancialPlanning #NYFinancialPlanning

Today, we honor the brave men and women who have served our nation. Their sacrifice, courage, and dedication have protected our freedoms and shaped our country. #ThankYouVeterans #USFS #USFinancialServices #NJFinancialPlanning #NYFinancialPlanning

Today, we honor the brave men and women who have served our nation. Their sacrifice, courage, and dedication have protected our freedoms and shaped our country. #ThankYouVeterans #USFS #USFinancialServices #NJFinancialPlanning #NYFinancialPlanning

Today, we honor the brave men and women who have served our nation. Their sacrifice, courage, and dedication have protected our freedoms and shaped our country. #ThankYouVeterans #USFS #USFinancialServices #NJFinancialPlanning #NYFinancialPlanning

Today, we honor the brave men and women who have served our nation. Their sacrifice, courage, and dedication have protected our freedoms and shaped our country. #ThankYouVeterans #USFS #USFinancialServices #NJFinancialPlanning #NYFinancialPlanning

Today, we honor the brave men and women who have served our nation. Their sacrifice, courage, and dedication have protected our freedoms and shaped our country. #ThankYouVeterans #USFS #USFinancialServices #NJFinancialPlanning #NYFinancialPlanning

Today, we honor the brave men and women who have served our nation. Their sacrifice, courage, and dedication have protected our freedoms and shaped our country. #ThankYouVeterans #USFS #USFinancialServices #NJFinancialPlanning #NYFinancialPlanning

Today, we honor the brave men and women who have served our nation. Their sacrifice, courage, and dedication have protected our freedoms and shaped our country. #ThankYouVeterans #USFS #USFinancialServices #NJFinancialPlanning #NYFinancialPlanning

🔹Panel IV: Women, Peace and Security ✅Edita Miftari highlighted the essential role of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda in the #UN’s mission, linking human rights, peace, and development. She stressed that "there cannot be peace without development, and there cannot be development without peace, and certainly none of the above can happen without women." She also raised three key issues: the impact of war-related trauma, the three pillars of #WPS (participation,prevention, protection), and the violence women regularly face in the public sphere. Miftari reinforced that #WPS is much more than just women in the military. #SSC2024

Political v Partisan: a lesson in semantics and a small rant As we approach the November election, it’s imperative veterans and, particularly members of The American Legion, understand the difference between the words “political” and “partisan.” The American Legion has been, is, and will continue to be a political organization. The organization and, primarily, its DC office exist solely for political purposes - to lobby Congress on behalf of its membership on matters to “pertaining to the government or the public affairs” of our country. (Political!) The American Legion is not a “firm adherent to one party, faction, or person.” (Partisan!) The organization exists to push forward legislation that benefits its members, regardless of which party may or may not support the legislation. As for politics, I’m not sure when, but as some point, being deemed “political” became a bad thing. I adamantly believe the SIV process should be streamlined for Afghan Allies. I believe immigrants should receive citizenship for serving honorably in our nations military. I believe outdated AUMFs should be repealed, so that Congress no longer usurps the voice of the American people. I believe the Coast Guard should be paid during a federal shut down. I believe the VA should continue to modernize to provide the most efficient and effective service to our veterans. All of those statements are political. None of those statements are partisan. Rather than admonishing members for being political, we should encourage them to be more political - more engaged, more loud, more concerned. Do you think officials should be held responsible for the deaths of 13 servicemembers in Kabul in 2021? GOOD. Say something about it. Do you think it’s malarkey Congress has a seemingly bottomless pit of funds for foreign nations, but not for barracks construction? GOOD. Say something about it. We need more men and women - not less - with the intestinal fortitude necessary to take a stance and stand by it. Be political. _____ 📸: eating a beignet, probably arguing politics #foreignpolicy #veteransstrengtheningamerica #politics #veterans #defense #military #readingcomprehension