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LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - MAY 13, 2018 Armed Forces Day by Lynne Belluscio LeRoy’s Hometown He- roes to be Honored on Armed Forces Day – May 19 Students of the LeRoy Rotary Interact club wanted a way to recognize the men and women who are on active duty in the Armed Services. They learned about similar projects in other communities and then set out to raise over $3000 to have banners put up on Main Street with the photos of 21 “Hometown Heroes.” Without a doubt, it is a remarkable thing that these kids have undertak- en. When they learned that Eric Riseswick (LeRoy High School Class of 2017) was going to be deployed to South Korea, they pushed their plans ahead, and quickly arranged to have a celebration on Trigon Park on Armed Forces Day, which this year falls on May 19. Eric’s two older brothers, were also in the military, and his father just re- cently retired. Here’s a little bit of histo- ry about Armed Forces Day. It was signed into law by Presi- dent Harry Truman on August 31, 1949 when the Army, Navy, Marines and the Air Force were placed under the command of the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard was placed un- der the Department of Home- land Security. Armed Forces Day honors Americans serving in the five military branches and it culminates a week of events for each branch of the mili- tary. It was first observed on May 20, 1950. Last year, Pres- ident Trump reaffirmed Armed Forces Day. Even today, many communities celebrate the day with parades, receptions and airshows. Bremerton, Washing- ton, near Puget Sound and the Naval base, will be holding its 71st annual Armed Forces pa- rade this year. It claims it is the largest and longest Armed Forc- es Day parade and draws 35,000 to 40,000 people – a tribute to those on active duty serving their country. In the past, the LeRoy Ga- zette would post the names of the men and women who were going into the service. In fact, that is how Terry Krautwurst was able to put together the list of 270 LeRoyans who served during World War 1. Frequently there was a big send off at the train station or the bus station. During World War II, the men were sent off with cartons of cigarettes and homemade cook- ies. But in today’s world, even in a small town like LeRoy, most of us don’t know who is actively serving in the military, so it is a great project that these high school kids have undertak- en. These are the first banners that will be going up: Army Tanner Bolsei Brian Davis Travis Hurd Benedicto Piazza Alexander Roth Michael Steffenella Douglas Vagg II Navy Glenn Cassidy John Spooner Marines Dillon Amo Gen. John Baker Sergio Forte III Russell Gleber Reed Kacur Damien Malone Cole Mart Sean McMullen David McVicker Eric Risewick Coast Guard James Wilcox Air Force Matthew Murnan So please come to Trigon Park for a brief ceremony on the 19th at 1:00 pm and pay tribute not only to our active service- men and women, but also to the students who made it possible. Connect withYourCustomers! EMBROIDERY Dress Shirts, Polos, Vests, Hats, Jackets, Etc. 1 Church St. LeRoy, NY 14482 585.768.2201 www.lpgraphics.net Missing Something? Over Achieving Office Wear! EMBROIDERY Dress Shirts, Polos, Vests, Hats, Jackets, Etc. 1 Church St. LeRoy, NY 14482 585.768.2201 www.lpgraphics.net