Ayotte to Address Veterans Count Dinner

U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte will travel to Portsmouth on Saturday to address the Veterans Count Dinner that will be held at the Service Credit Union.

Ayotte will be joined by Retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, whom Ayotte invited to the event, according to Liz Johnson, who serves as Ayotte's press secretary. Mullen will deliver the keynote address to the Veterans Count Seacoast Chapter Annual Dinner.

New Hampshire Veterans Count was developed in partnership with Easter Seals New Hampshire. The Seacoast Veterans Count Chapter is one of three chapters in the state that is devoted to helping support New Hampshire Veterans Count – the philanthropic arm of the Deployment Cycle Support Program (DCSP), according to Johnson.

Ayotte, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has been a strong advocate in Washington for DCSP – a New Hampshire National Guard program that is designed to prepare and support service members and their families during the full cycle of mobilization, deployment, and reintegration.

The dinner is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.