AJPD partners with AJ Veteran Center to support wounded warriors
Apache Junction, Arizona, May 24, 2016 – The City of Apache Junction, the Apache Junction Police Department (AJPD) and the Apache Junction Veteran Center have partnered in a project to recognize, and support, those veterans that were wounded while protecting us all. There are an estimated 1.8 million Purple Heart recipients, combat wounded service members who have transitioned back into civilian life. They have made great sacrifices to ensure our freedoms but often go unrecognized.
Wounded Warriors Family Support founder, Colonel John Folsom, decided to change that. Wounded Warriors Family Support offers “Combat Wounded” Parking Signs, free of charge, to establishments as a way of honoring and recognizing these veterans.
The response has been tremendous, stretching from coast to coast. The signs have been placed in the parking lots of businesses, churches, schools and colleges, government, and medical facilities.
The AJPD would like to encourage all businesses and organizations to join us and put up these signs. Show our veterans, who have sacrificed so much for all of us, that the city and residents of Apache Junction support and honor them. Order your free “Combat Wounded” sign today.
For more information about Combat Wounded Parking Signs, please call Erin Colson at Wounded Warriors Family Support at (402) 932-7036 or fill out the contact form online by visiting www.wwfs.org/mobility-is-freedom/combat-wounded-parking-signs.
Please note, if your business or organization decides to erect a sign- all combat wounded parking signs are intended for the sole purpose of designating parking spaces for our combat wounded veterans. They must be erected according to the same local guidelines that apply to similar handicap parking signs and a PHOTO of the erected sign sent to [email protected]
If you have any questions about this article, or other public safety issues, please contact the AJPD Community Resource Coordinator at (480) 474-5442 or [email protected].
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Contact:
Serene Carney
Community Resource Coordinator
Apache Junction Police Department
1001 N. Idaho Road
Mailing: 300 E. Superstition Blvd.
Apache Junction, AZ 85119
(480) 474-5442
