Each year we pause and reflect on the brave efforts of those who have fought to defend our country. Please join today with your colleagues and special invited guests at 11:00 a.m. in HUD's South Plaza for a short ceremony to honor the people who have served in our nation's military.

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs will deliver special Memorial Day remarks, and will be joined by Gene Oversight, Sergeant Major, USMC Retired, 12th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, and President, Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of America; Gregory Bresser, Chairman of HUD's Veteran Advisory Committee; and Richard Schneider, National Director of Veterans and State Affairs, Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of America.