Press Release

Media Advisory: PUC to Mark Veterans Day with Special Ceremony

Published on 11/8/2006

Filed under: Electric Gas Water and Wastewater Telecommunications Transportation and Safety

HARRISBURG – The Public Utility Commission (PUC) today will commemorate Veterans Day with a special ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 9, immediately following its Public Meeting.

          “It’s a great honor for the Commission to be able to pay tribute to members of our PUC family who have served our country,” said Commission Chairman Wendell F. Holland. “The ceremony continues the Commission’s dedication to remembering those who have given so much for our freedoms.”

          The PUC will be paying special tribute to the more than 70 Commission employees and their families who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The honorees span all branches of the military and have served in U.S. military actions since World War II including service in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf and elsewhere.

           WHO:         The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

           WHAT:       Veterans Day Ceremony

           WHEN:       Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, immediately after the PUC’s 10 a.m. Public Meeting               

           WHERE:     Keystone Building, Hearing Room 1

            WHY:         To honor the more than 70 Commission employees and their families who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Warren “Wick” Wickwire of Cumberland County, who served during World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars and Edgar H. Sheets of Dauphin County, who served during the time of the Korean War are the fathers of two PUC employees and will be participating in the ceremony.

           The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission balances the needs of consumers and utilities to ensure safe and reliable utility service at reasonable rates; protect the public interest; educate consumers to make independent and informed utility choices; further economic development; and foster new technologies and competitive markets in an environmentally sound manner.

            For recent new releases, audio of select Commission proceedings or more information about the PUC, visit our Web site at www.puc.state.pa.us.

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