For Immediate Release Contact: Ranit Schmelzer 202-538-1065 ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Voices for National Service Applauds Launch of the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service Washington, DC (January 18, 2017) – Voices for National Service today applauded the formal launch of...
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