2012 NABV and NFB National Convention:
June 30, 2012 through July 5, 2012
Travel days will be Friday the 29th and July 6th, 2012
Dallas, Anatole Hilton Hotel
The first opening session with our Veterans Celebration is on Tuesday the 3rd. of July, 2012.
Banquet night is Thursday July 5, 2012.
More to come as it is announced. Stay tuned.
Highlights From our 2011 Convention in Orlando, Florida at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel.
The url: below will give you access to the individual activity and agenda files as well as the audio files.
http://www.nfb.org/nfb/national_convention_highlights.asp
NABV Highlights at convention:
Dwight Sayer, president of the National Association of Blind Veterans, was introduced to lead us in the celebration of our country's 235th birthday. The MacDill Air Force Base Honor Guard posted our colors, and they were joined by the Honor Guard from American Legion Post 286 from Pine Castle, Florida. As our veterans made their way to the stage, the convention rose to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. All of the fifty veterans on stage introduced themselves to the convention with names, the branch of the service in which they had served, their ranks, and the states in which they now live. The National Association of Blind Veterans Distinguished Service Award was presented in memoriam to First Sergeant James Lee Worley. Jim retired with twenty-four years of service to the United States Army. He served overseas in Korea, Germany, France, Italy, and Japan, with two tours in Vietnam. He was decorated with many commendations, including the National Defense Service Medal with gold leaf cluster, the Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, and the Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster. Jim provided the seed money used to form the National Association of Blind Veterans, and he will be missed by us all. Jim's award was accepted on behalf of his family by Kevan Worley, who said (sound clip 2) "I am humbled to stand here, and I know Dad would have been surprised, shocked, and profoundly honored. He loved the United States of America, his family, Vietnam veterans, and the National Federation of the Blind. God bless you all, God bless the United States of America, and God bless the National Federation of the Blind."