ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On September 19, the Department of Defense's Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve agency honored Bill Wanamaker, American Trucking Associations' director of government traffic and security operations, with the prestigious Seven Seals Award.
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"The Seven Seals Award is the only Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve award that bridges both the employer and ESGR volunteer recognition awards program," said ESGR Chief of Employer Outreach Tom Bullock. "It was created by ESGR to publicly recognize individuals who provide significant achievement, initiative or support that promotes and supports the ESGR mission."
"We at ATA couldn't be prouder of Bill, who has tirelessly worked with the Defense Department on a number of issues, including finding ways for our industry to support our men and women serving in the National Guard and Reserves," ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said.
Wanamaker has managed ATA's government traffic efforts since 2000. Prior to that he was the senior lobbyist for the Helicopter Association International and worked on Capitol Hill.
"National Guard and Reserve service members have never been deployed in such a continuous and arduous engagement to protect the United States as they have been for the past decade," Wanamaker said. "Our industry needs many thousands of employees that possess the work ethic and discipline that is common among the best fighting force the world has ever known. I am honored by ESGR's recognition, and privileged to work for an organization and an industry that supports these valiant men and women. They have served; now it's our job to employ them."
American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or on Facebook. Good stuff. Trucks Bring It!
SOURCE American Trucking Associations
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