Michael Late Benedum Chapter

Fellow MLBC Members,

My name is Anthony Romeo, MLBC member and United States Army veteran. In mid-July, I met with the MLBC Executive Committee to discuss how MLBC can reach out to veterans within its membership. From that initial discussion, it was decided that there needs to be a Veterans Representative to aid with outreach.

I am honored to volunteer as the Veterans Representative for MLBC and to provide any service I can to the veterans of our great organization! I have several goals I hope to accomplish while serving as the Veterans Representative.

First, I want to acknowledge the veterans within our organization. Every veteran has served our country with pride and they are doing great things as a land professional in the Appalachian Basin. Let us make it be known!

Second, I want to encourage member veterans to get more involved in activities and events that MLBC hosts. These activities and events are great opportunities to meet people and form post-service relationships that can last a lifetime.

Third, I want to provide assistance to any veteran members who may need help with VA education, VA claims, adaptive living or any other issues with transitioning or adjusting to civilian life.

Fourth, I want to involve MLBC with local veterans’ charities and organizations which support veterans in our area. This involvement could be through member participation in a golf tournament, 5K walk/run or community service projects. This will only happen if there is adequate interest from our members.

Please take a moment to send me an e-mail with information about yourself, your service (branch, years served, deployments, etc.), ways you would like to recognize our veterans, include the names of veteran’s organizations you are a part of or organizations you would like to see MLBC get involved with. This infor-mation will be kept strictly confidential. If there is anyone else interested in being involved with outreach to veterans in MLBC, please let me know. My e-mail address is aromeo@mkeystone.com.

Thank you for your time!

Anthony Romeo