National Missing in Action and Prisoners of War (POW/MIA) Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday of September each year in the United States. It was established by Congress in 1998 in order t...Read More
Thanks to everyone who came out for the UMA Night at the Battle of the Beltway! It was a great game as Nats pitcher Max Scherzer dominated to help the Nationals blank the Orioles, 4-0. ...Read More
Thanks to everyone who came out to meet author, historian and combat veteran Gary Schreckengost. Gary is a retired Army infantry major and a veteran of operations in Bosnia and Iraq. He is curren...Read More
Melissa Stockwell recently gave a motivational speech at the USPTO Leadership Forum. Melissa is a former Army officer and three-time Paratriathlon World Champion who will be competing in the upcomin...Read More
Two hundred forty-one years ago, our nation’s leaders established America’s Continental Army. Please join the USPTO Military Association (UMA) as it celebrates that seminal event Wednesday, Ju...Read More
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of Sherry Anderson and Arlene Jones, among many others, the Memorial Day Walk of Thankful Recognition was a successful, yet somber and reflective event. The walk...Read More
Sherry Anderson’s original play in Remembrance of America’s Fallen Heroes was very well received! The play tells the story of five friends who meet to remember loved ones lost in war. We would lik...Read More
Thank you to all the UMA members and employees who supported our Military Appreciation Month letter-writing campaign. We would especially like to thank Jill Wolf and Gair MacKenzie for leading the cam...Read More
President Barack Obama signed a proclamation declaring May 6th as Military Spouse Appreciation Day. He noted that military spouses “demonstrate a strength reflective of the spirit of our ...Read More
In 1999, Senator John McCain passed a resolution designating May as “National Military Appreciation Month” in order to promote national awareness of the sacrifices that Veterans and members of the...Read More