‘Our utmost gratitude’: Ivey offers Veterans Day salute to Alabama’s 400,000 service members

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday released a video message ahead of Veterans Day to recognize and thank the more than 400,000 veterans and their families who call Alabama home. In her video salute, Ivey honored the generations of Americans who have served in the United States Armed Forces throughout the nation’s history. In a personal anecdote that emphasizes the holiday’s significance, Ivey recalls in the video how her father, Boadman Nettles Ivey, served as a field artillery captain in World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Because of his wartime service, the future governor was about two years old when she first met her father. “We stand on the shoulders of generations of veterans who served this country so valiantly,” said Ivey. “May the service of our veterans never be taken for granted.” The governor’s message marks the culmination of Veterans Week in Alabama, which Ivey proclaimed for November 5 through 11.

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