October 18, 2014 Good Saturday evening Everyone, As promised, attached are Mayor Nexsens remarks to our Marine Corps League Conference on Saturday, October 11, 2014. The Mayor shared with us how he and Judge Kalauli met approximately two years ago and discussed the merits of a VETERANS TREATMENT COURT in Lake Havasu City. They agreed and today, because of their foresight, Lake Havasu City has a very successful veterans court program. Kind regards & Semper Fi, Russ ___________________________________________________ Mayor Mark Nexsens Address to the Conference of Marine Corps Leagues of Arizona on October 11, 2014... WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ARIZONA 2014 FALL CONFERENCE. AND OF COURSE WELCOME TO BEAUTIFUL LAKE HAVASU CITY. WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD TO BE THE HOST OF YOUR CONFERENCE. FIRST, LET ME TAKE THIS MOMENT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. LAKE HAVASU CITY THANKS YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICES AND FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR GREAT NATION. MAKE NO MISTAKE, SUPPORT FOR OUR TROOPS AND SHOWING APPRECIATION FOR OUR VETERANS IS A COMMITMENT FOR THOSE OF US THAT LIVE HERE. RIGHT HERE IN OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY WE REGULARLY WELCOME HOME SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN FROM WAR ZONE DEPLOYMENTS WITH AN EMOTIONAL AND PATRIOTIC CEREMONY ON SATURDAY MORNINGS AT THE VFW HALL OR AT THE AMERICAN LEGION HALL. IN ADDITION TO HOMECOMINGS, WE ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THAT ARE ABOUT TO BE DEPLOYED KNOW THAT THEY ARE IN OUR HEARTS AND IN OUR PRAYERS AS THEY EMBARK ON THEIR JOURNEY. IN SHORT, WE LET THEM KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND FOR THE PROTECTION OF OUR FREEDOMS. OUR RETURNING FREEDOM FIGHTERS ARE OVERWHELMED BY THE SUPPORT OF OUR LOCAL CITIZENS. AS YOU WELL KNOW, OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN ARE COMING HOME IN RECORD NUMBERS. FOR MANY, THEY WILL BE CHOOSING TO RE-ENTER CIVILIAN LIFE. LAKE HAVASU CITY RECOGNIZES THAT ADJUSTING TO CIVILIAN LIFE IS NOT ALWAYS EASY. WHILE MOST OF OUR VETERANS ARE STRENGTHENED BY THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY, MANY OTHERS RETURN HOME WITH PTSD OR A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND BEGIN TO SELF MEDICATE AND FIND THEM -SELVES IN TROUBLE. ASKING FOR HELP IS NOT EASY FOR OUR VETERANS, BUT HELP IS WHAT THEY NEED AND DESERVE. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I WAS RELAXING ON A SUNDAY EVENING WHILE WATCHING A SPECIAL ON 60 MINUTES ABOUT A VETERANS COURT. THE JUDGE, WHO WAS A VETERAN, EXPLAINED HOW THE COURT WORKED AND THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THE COURT PROGRAMS HAD ON THE LIVES OF OUR VETERANS. INSTEAD OF JAIL TIME, WHERE THE SITUATION DOES NOT IMPROVE, TREATMENT IS USED TO RESTORE A VETERAN TO A PRODUCTIVE ROLE IN SOCIETY. I KEPT THINKING, WHY NOT A VETERANS COURT IN LAKE HAVASU CITY? NO DOUBT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO DEAL WITH THE DRUG AND MENTAL ISSUES DIRECTLY INSTEAD OF PUTTING OUR VETERANS IN PRISON. SO I CONTACTED JUDGE KALAULI AND WE MOVED AHEAD. JUDGE KALAULI HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB WITH THE VETERANS COURT. IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO MADE THE COMMITMENT TO SERVE OUR NATION. JUDGE KALAULI WILL SPEAK TO YOU MORE ABOUT THE COURT LATER IN THE MORNING. THE LAKE HAVASU DETACHMENT IS A LARGE AND IMPORTANT PART OF THE VETERANS COURT AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND EFFORTS. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT AT LEAST ONE LEAGUE MEMBER IS IN ATTENDANCE DURING VETERANS COURT. WE STARTED WITH ONE VETERAN AND NOW HAVE ROUGHLY 45 IN THE SYSTEM. WE LOOK FORWARD TO EXPANDING THE COURT TO THE OTHER CITIES IN THE COUNTY. SO ENJOY YOUR VISIT TO LAKE HAVASU CITY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A FEW MINUTES THIS MORNING TO SPEAK WITH YOU. ___________________________________________ Only a Life Lived for Others is a Life Worthwhile...Albert Einstein #757s WEBSITE LINK >>> mcllakehavasu.org
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