The Department of Veterans Affairs is altering an Abraham Lincoln quote in its decades-old motto to make a more gender-inclusive mission statement, after years of pressure from Democrats and veterans advocates.
The VA’s current motto — “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” — is taken from President Lincoln’s second inaugural address and has been in use since 1959.
“Whenever any veteran, family member, caregiver, or survivor walks by a VA facility, we want them to see themselves in the mission statement on the outside of the building,” VA Secretary Denis McDonough said. “We are here to serve all veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors — and now, our mission statement reflects exactly that.”
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester, Montana Democrat, also lauded what he called an “important step to make the department more inclusive for all veterans.” “Calling for a change to the VA’s motto was also always about more than words,” Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America CEO Allison Jaslow said. “It was about the need for culture change at the VA and setting the right tone from the top. We must be relentless until the culture at the VA makes every veteran, and their loved ones, feel like they’re supported fully.”
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