Honoring Our Veterans

For a veterans celebration, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Immediate Past Flotilla Commander Julio Garcia invited Miami Postmaster Enrique (Rick) Suarez to the “2018 Meals with Memories – A Luncheon Honoring Our Veterans.” 

 

The annual event took place at the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami in Opa-Locka.

 

Suarez enlisted Local Services personnel and the Office of Inspector General and U.S. Postal Inspection Service to provide guidance on employment opportunities to South Florida veterans who were among the 1,000 individuals in attendance. 

 

Suarez also dedicated Honoring First Responders stamp framed artwork before an enthusiastic crowd that proceeded to purchase these stamps at the postal booth.

Miami Postmaster Enrique (Rick) Suarez (left) presented Honoring First Responders stamp framed artwork to U.S. Coast Guard Captain Mark Morin (center) on behalf of the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami and U.S. Coast Guard Commander Jeffrey Graham (right). Graham also is the Executive Officer of Coast Guard Air Station Miami.

South Florida District Local Services shared postal career opportunities with veterans at the event. From left, Miami Postmaster Enrique (Rick) Suarez; Local Services Field Recruiter Lorraine Ramsey; Coral Springs Branch Retail Associate Miguel Nieves (detailed to the Human Resources Department); and Manager, Human Resources Tammy Deutsch. 

 

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and U.S. Postal Service staff onsite celebrated all veterans. Front row, from left, Local Services Field Recruiter Lorraine Ramsey; Coral Springs Branch Retail Associate (detailed to the Human Resources Department) Miguel Nieves; and Miami Blue Lagoon Postal Support Employee Matarava Hill. Back row, from left, USCG Immediate Past Flotilla Commander Julio Garcia; Postal Police Officers Diego Rendon and Alonzo Simons; Postal Police Captain Nancy Petrofsky; Postal Police Officers Brian Juman and Edgar Solano; U.S. Office of the Inspector General (USOIG) Special Agent Angel Nieves; and U.S. Postal Inspection Service Miami Division Postal Inspector John Walenda. 

 

From left, Acting Supervisor, Miami Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF) Eric Nieves; Postal Police Officers Ricardo Cordon and Alonzo Simons; Postal Police Captain Nancy Petrofsky; and Postal Police Officers Edgar Solano and Diego Rendon posed for this photo opportunity.

 

 

From left, Special Agents Angel Nieves and Kevin Adams distributed career information from the U.S. Office of the Inspector General booth.

Miami Postmaster Enrique (Rick) Suarez (left) posed with Coast Guard Air Station Miami Lieutenant Commander Ryan Kellie (right) following the stamp dedication.

Postal Police Captain Nancy Petrofsky (left) and Postal Police Officer Ricardo Cordon (right) posed with Miami Blue Lagoon Branch Postal Support Employee (PSE) Matarava Hill (center) who sold Honoring First Responder stamps.  

Photos: Miami Customer Relations Coordinator Mirtha Uriarte