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[email protected] FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 AMERICAN AIRLINES HONORS U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS WITH INITIATIVES AND EVENTS Long-standing programs help support veterans, military members and their families FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines will honor service members and veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces this Veterans Day, continuing the work it does every day by committing support to them and their families through a variety of initiatives that work to make a difference in their lives. “As a veteran of the U.S. Army, I thank all of our veterans for their service to our country,” said David Seymour, American’s senior vice president –Technical Operations and executive sponsor of American’s Veteran Military Employee Business Resource Group. “One way we’re restoring American as the greatest airline is the world is by engaging our employees, and support of our veterans’ initiatives is clearly important to them. We’re honored to stand with the more than 100,000 men and women of American Airlines to honor our veterans.” More than 6,000 of American’s employees currently serve or are veterans. The airline’s Veteran Military Employee Business Resource Group (VMEBRG) is the first official company-sponsored group of its kind in the U.S. airline industry. The VMEBRG members are active in the communities where they live and work – providing support for Honor Flights, sending packages to deployed troops, making regular visits to VA Nursing homes, volunteering for American’s initiatives that support the troops and assisting with planeside honors for fallen servicemen and women, among other activities.