veterans

Photos: Guilderland man's street gets fallen son's name

Rafael A. Nieves Sr. of Guilderland, whose son was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2011, addresses the crowd that gathered at Town Hall Wednesday for a ceremony to mark the naming of a section of East Lydius Street where he lives after his son.

A week of events to honor three soldiers killed in Afghanistan

A ceremony Thursday will rename part of East Lydius Street after Specialist Rafael A. Nieves Jr. of Guilderland.

A personal memorial to a native son who died in Vietnam

The road where Glenn Gilbert lived will be named after him.

Photos: Memorial Day parades

The parades through Voorheesville, Berne, and Knox Monday honored the lives of local men who died at war, featuring a large number of surviving veterans to uphold the ceremony.

Photos: Being Loyal to our past and Future

On Saturday May 14, the Altamont Veteran of Foreign Wars post 7062 celebrated the annual Loyalty Day in Altamont.

V’ville adopts veterans’ tax exemption

Grateful veterans get the lowest exemption, as district administrators worry about re-allocating taxes to other residents. 

Old Marines remember Iwo Jima

Wearing their purple hearts, a group of Iwo Jima veterans met on the 71st anniversary of the famous flag-raising and recalled the 1945 battle over breakfast in Altamont.

Have a great dinner and help us help our veterans

Darlene Stanton, VFW auxiliary, Altamont

 

Legion Riders push to have part of Route 20 named for Major General Greene

The section proposed is between Route 146 and Carman Road, where a mural of Harold Greene was painted on the side of a bowling alley.

Altamont watchfire to honor all veterans

The symbolic “watchfire,” or very large ceremonial bonfire, is meant to honor all of those lost in United States military conflicts.

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