- October
- 23
The Central Committee for Veterans Affairs of Mount Vernon will hold a
rededication ceremony on Saturday Oct. 24 for the Anthony T. Fava Veteran’s
Memorial Park.
The 2 p.m. event at the intersection of Mount Vernon, Stevens and West
Lincoln avenues will raise awareness for a rehabilitation of the park that
the veterans group would like to undertake.
A cocktail reception will follow at the Elks Lodge, 88 West Lincoln Ave. In
case of rain the ceremony will also be in the Elks Lodge.
Posted by Rich Liebson on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 at 2:47 pm | 
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- October
- 20
While the national debate over health care insurance and public options rages on, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Sunday ran a story about Bill Caudle, who was laid off from his job at a plastics company in March.
Caudle, 39, started Army basic training earlier this month in Fort Jackson, S.C. It wasn’t patriotic fervor that caused him to enlist at a somewhat advanced age – it was the fact that he was about to lose his health insurance. His wife has ovarian cancer and after trying every other option, the father of three did what he felt he had to do. A four year enlistment will guarantee healthcare for his wife.
Click here to read the entire story.
Posted by Rich Liebson on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 at 2:31 pm |
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- October
- 14
A local health club will hold a “Spin for Soldiers” fundraising event Sunday to support an organization that provides service dogs to veterans injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The event will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the New York Sports Club, 420 S. Riverside Ave. in Croton-on-Hudson.
The public is invited to meet a wounded veteran with his service dog and to participate in the stationary bicycle exercise or sponsor one of the “riders” to raise money to help another veteran through The Tower of Hope.
To register or sponsor a rider, click here and follow the link to the Spin Event announcement. Or, you can sign up at the club. and click on the Spin Event announcement to register or sponsor a rider, or sign up at the club.
For more information, contact the sports club at 914-271-8909, call The Tower of Hope at 203-286-0900 or email the organization at rlund@thetowerofhope.org.
Posted by Rich Liebson on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 at 2:30 pm |
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- October
- 1
The Army National Guard’s 101 Signal Battalion, based in Yonkers, will welcome Lt. Col. Greg Dreisbach as its new commander Saturday at a ceremony in Fort Dix, N.J. during a training weekend.
Dreisbach, an Iraq War veteran, also currently commands the New York National Guard’s security assistance task force in New York City.
He served as an assistant signal officer for the Army National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division in Tigrit, Iraq in 2005 and was responsible for maintaining communications of an area the size of West Virginia in north central Iraq. He was subsequently awarded the Bronze Star for his service there.
Dreisbach is budget director for Suffolk Regional Off Track Betting in civilian life.
Posted by Rich Liebson on Thursday, October 1st, 2009 at 3:44 pm |
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