Veterans museum opening tonight in Putnam County
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- May
- 30
A long-awaited Veterans Museum is being dedicated at 6 p.m. tonight at Putnam County’s Veterans Memorial Park.
The restored building, formerly part of the Putnam County Poor Farm, will be run by the Putnam County Joint Veterans Council. As with the Memorial Day weekend watchfires event (photographed below)
, veterans representing a range of organizations from the region will attend the group’s ceremony.
According to Karl Rohde, council chairman, the museum will feature a rotation of displays, to be determined based on items loaned or donated by members of the community.
The 200-acre park, off Route 301 in Carmel, NY, is home to several military memorials, including the nation’s first monument to Gold Star Mothers (according to Rohde) and an all-services monument featuring etched bricks honoring individual veterans, which still has room for more names. The Joint Veterans Council is also in the process of completing a chapel and meeting house at the park.
For more information, call the park office at 845-225-3650.
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on Friday, May 30th, 2008 at 6:34 am by Nicole Neroulias. 
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