At the Thursday, June 5 regular city council meeting, Alderman Richardson presented the annual proclamation for U.S. Army Day, June 14, 2025, to recent Citizen Police Academy graduate, Christie Skibbie, and recognized her twenty-three years of service, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. U.S. Army Day encourages all citizens to honor the Army as well as other armed forces personnel who have served and sacrificed for the safety and well-being of others through the defense of this nation for 250 years.