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Article: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT WAIVES RECREATION FEES FOR VETERANS ON VETERANS DAY
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following press release:
The Bureau of Land Management will waive recreation-related fees for veterans and military personnel, along with their families, on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11.
BLM Director Bob Abbey encouraged veterans and members of the U.S. Armed Forces to recreate on BLM-managed or other Federal lands on November 11, saying, "We want to thank the men and women who have served or are serving our country through military service. This is a small, but special way in which we can express our gratitude and our appreciation to them."
The waiver of entrance and/or standard amenity ...