WHITE PLAINS, NY —
WHEN: Wednesday, October 5th from 4:30PM – 7PM
WHAT: County Executive Robert P. Astorino invites Westchester’s Vietnam Veterans and the public to attend the county’s Commemoration Ceremony for the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. Vietnam Veterans from Westchester will receive a medal in honor of their service.
WHO: Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino
Ron Tocci, Director, Westchester County Veterans Service Agency
John Rowan, National President, Vietnam Veterans of America
Major General James T. Jackson, Director, The United States of America Vietnam War
Commemoration
WHERE: Kensico Dam Plaza
1 Bronx River Parkway
Valhalla, NY
CONTACT: T.J. McCormack: (914) 995-2907
Clare Kelly: (914) 995-2933
PROGRAM
Music From The Vietnam Period
Master Sargents Mary Kay Messenger and Brian Broelmann
U.S. Military Academy Band
Welcome
Ron Tocci, Veterans Service Agency Director
Presentation of the Colors
The Bronxville Army Recruiting Company
Pipes and Drums of the Police Emerald Society of Westchester
Pledge of Allegiance
Charlotte Trotter, Command Sargent Major of U.S. Army
National Anthem
Kiera Higham
Granddaughter of Vietnam Veteran Michael Harrington, SPT 4
Flyover
101st Rescue Squadron, Air National Guard
Prayer
Father Chris Monturo, Pastor of Saint Anthony of Padua Church, Harrison, New York
Remarks
Robert P. Astorino
Westchester County Executive
John Rowan
National President, Vietnam Veterans of America
Guest Speaker
Major General James T. Jackson
Director, The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration
Presentation of First Medals
Awarded Posthumously Robert Charles Murray, Congressional Medal of Honor, 1970
Staff Sargent, U.S. Army, 23rd Infantry Division, Company B, 4th Battalion
Awarded Posthumously to John Lance Geoghegan, Silver and Bronze Star, 1965
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry
Rifle Salute
VFW Post 2285
Taps
Robert Fries, Bugles Across America
U.S. Marine Corps, May 1953 – May 1956
Gold Bless America
Master Sergeants Mary Kay Messenger and Brian Broelmann
U.S. Military Academy Band
Westchester County Vietnam Service Medals
Medley Salute to the Armed Forces