Featured Speaker for 3rd Annual Alabama All-Veterans Weekend Announced

United States Army Reserve Major General Janet Cobb will be the featured speaker at the third annual Alabama Veterans’ Reunion weekend, held August 26-28, 2016.

All Alabama veterans, current service members, and their families are invited to attend this weekend of celebration.

A press release from Tuscaloosa Tourism & Sports read,

Maj. Gen. Cobb, a resident of Baldwin County and the new director of USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, is a graduate of the University of Alabama ROTC Program and served seven years active duty after being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant for the Army Reserve, according to an article on AL.com. On the reserve’s website, Cobb’s extensive military background is listed and includes her service as battalion commander of the 1184^th Transportation Terminal Battalion during the early 21^st century unrest in the Middle East. In her role she directed the discharge of “105 vessels and 90,152 pieces of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps cargo throughout the period of combat operations for Operation Iraq Freedom I,” operating out of Port of Ash Shuaybah, Kuwait from fall 2002 to early summer 2003.

Cobb has accumulated a number of awards for her service: “the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (4 OLC), Joint Service Achievement Medal and the Army Achievement Medal.” She also holds a law degree from Samford University and a Master’s of Social Service from the United States Army War College. Cobb’s civilian life on the Gulf Coast led her to the world of real estate. She is licensed realtor for Kaiser Realty, Inc. in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Along with Cobb as the featured speaker on Saturday night, the 2016 Alabama Veterans’ Reunion boasts an enjoyable itinerary including partnering with MyVA Community, a nationwide initiative that enables Veteran advocates, service providers, Veterans, and stakeholders to have a voice in identifying their community goal. On Friday a public forum for MyVA Community will be held at the Tuscaloosa River Market from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the market there will be a guest reception. On Saturday a Veterans Appreciation Festival will take place on the Tuscaloosa VA grounds from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by a VIP reception and a ticketed formal dinner beginning at 5 p.m. at the NorthRiver Yacht Club, where Cobb will speak. The dinner event is $35 a person or $60 a couple and $750 for corporate table sponsorship (10 person table).  All attendees are asked to register for the weekend at alabamaveteransreunion.com.