|
Year
|
Speaker
|
Title
|
Remarks
|
Host Veterans Service Organization
|
| 2008 |
To Be Determined |
|
|
Military Chaplains Association of the USA |
| 2007 |
Richard B. Cheney
|
Vice President of the United States |
Remarks
|
Marine Corps League |
| 2006 |
George W. Bush
|
President of the United States |
Remarks
|
Military Order of the Purple Heart |
| 2005 |
Richard B. Cheney
|
Vice President of the United States |
Remarks
|
The American Legion |
| 2004 |
George W. Bush
|
President of the United States |
Remarks
|
Non Commissioned Officers Association |
| 2003 |
George W. Bush
|
President of the United States |
Remarks
|
Army & Navy Union |
| 2002 |
George W. Bush
|
President of the United States |
|
Blinded Veterans Association |
| 2001 |
Richard B. Cheney
|
President of the United States |
|
AMVETS |
| 2000 |
William J. Clinton |
President of the United States |
|
Vietnam Veterans of America |
| 1999 |
William J. Clinton |
President of the United States |
|
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States |
| 1998 |
William J. Clinton |
President of the United States |
|
Catholic War Veterans |
| 1997 |
William J. Clinton |
President of the United States |
|
American Ex-Prisoners of War |
| 1996 |
William J. Clinton |
President of the United States |
|
Jewish War Veterans of the USA |
| 1995 |
William J. Clinton |
President of the United States |
|
Polish Legion of American Veterans |
| 1994 |
William J. Clinton |
President of the United States |
|
Disabled American Veterans |
| 1993 |
William J. Clinton |
President of the United States |
|
Congressional Medal of Honor Society |
| 1992 |
Anthony J. Principi |
Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs |
not available
|
Legion of Valor |
| 1991 |
George Bush |
President of the United States |
|
Paralyzed Veterans of America |
| 1990 |
Richard B. Cheney
|
Secretary of Defense |
not available
|
Marine Corps League |
| 1989 |
Gen. Colin L. Powell |
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff |
|
Veterans of World War I |
| 1988 |
Ronald Reagan |
President of the United States |
|
Military Order of the Purple Heart |
| 1987 |
Caspar Weinberger |
Secretary of Defense |
not available
|
The American Legion |
| 1986 |
Caspar Weinberger |
Secretary of Defense |
not available
|
Blinded Veterans Association |
| 1985 |
Ronald Reagan |
President of the United States |
|
AMVETS |
| 1984 |
Caspar Weinberger |
Secretary of Defense |
not available
|
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States |
| 1983 |
Harry N. Walters |
Administrator of Veterans Administration |
not available
|
Disabled American Veterans |
| 1982 |
Caspar Weinberger |
Secretary of Defense |
not available
|
Congressional Medal of Honor Society |
| 1981 |
Caspar Weinberger |
Secretary of Defense |
not available
|
Legion of Valor |
| 1980 |
Max Cleland |
Administrator of Veterans Administration |
|
Paralyzed Veterans of America |
| 1979 |
Max Cleland |
Administrator of Veterans Administration |
|
Marine Corps League |
| 1978 |
Jimmy Carter |
President of the United States |
|
Veterans of World War I |
| 1977 |
Jimmy Carter |
President of the United States |
|
Military Order of the Purple Heart |
| 1976 |
Donald H. Rumsfeld |
Secretary of Defense |
not available
|
The American Legion |
| 1975 |
Gerald R. Ford |
President of the United States |
|
AMVETS |
| 1974 |
Gerald R. Ford |
President of the United States |
|
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States |
| 1973 |
Donald E. Johnson |
Administrator of Veterans Administration |
not available
|
Disabled American Veterans |
| 1972 |
Donald E. Johnson |
Administrator of Veterans Administration |
not available
|
Congressional Medal of Honor Society |
| 1971 |
Spiro Agnew |
Vice President of the United States |
not available
|
Legion of Valor |
| 1970 |
Donald E. Johnson |
Administrator of Veterans Administration |
not available
|
Marine Corps League |
| 1969 |
David Packard |
Deputy Secretary of Defense |
not available
|
Military Order of the Purple Heart |
| 1968 |
Gen. John P. McConnell |
Chief of Staff, USAF |
not available
|
The American Legion |
| 1967 |
Paul H. Nitze |
Secretary of Defense |
not available
|
Veterans of World War I |
| 1966 |
Gen. Wallace M. Greene, Jr. |
Commandant, USMC |
not available
|
AMVETS |
| 1965 |
Hubert Humphrey |
Vice President of the United States |
not available
|
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States |
| 1964 |
John S. Gleason, Jr. |
Administrator of Veterans Administration |
not available
|
Disabled American Veterans |
| 1963 |
Gen. David Shoup |
USMC |
not available
|
Congressional Medal of Honor Society |
| 1962 |
Robert S. McNamara |
Secretary of Defense |
not available
|
United Spanish War Veterans |
| 1961 |
John F. Kennedy |
President of the United States |
|
Legion of Valor |
| 1960 |
Gen. Lemuel Shepard, Jr. |
USMC |
not available
|
Marine Corps League |
| 1959 |
Gen. Albert Wedermayer |
U.S. Army, Retired |
not available
|
The American Legion |
| 1958 |
Gen. David Sarnoff |
USAR |
not available
|
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States |
| 1957 |
Col. Joe Foss |
Governor of South Dakota |
not available
|
Disabled American Veterans |
| 1956 |
James Stewart |
USAF Reserve |
not available
|
AMVETS |
| 1955 |
Herbert Hoover |
Former President of the United States |
not available
|
United Spanish War Veterans |
| 1954 |
H. E. Talbot |
Secretary of the Air Force |
not available
|
The American Legion |
