Several events were held over the weekend in Rockland to commemorate Veterans Day, which is today. People came out for ceremonies in Congers, New City, Pomona, Orangeburg, and Tappan. Several are being held around the county this morning, in Nanuet, Suffern, West Nyack, West Haverstraw, Spring Valley and Upper Nyack. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says county office buildings in New City and Pomona are lit up in green to symbolically honor our veterans…
Day urges all veterans in need of help to contact the Rockland County Veterans Service Agency at 845-638-5244 for assistance. Though it had been celebrated for years before, November 11th was officially made Veterans Day by Congress and signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954. We have a list of today’s events below.
- Nanuet: A 10 a.m. service will take place at Giraudin Veterans Memorial Park, Prospect Street by the Nanuet Train Station. Guest speaker: Marine veteran Alex Price
- Spring Valley: An 11 a.m. observance will be held at Village Hall, 200 N. Main St.
- Suffern: parade begins at Village Hall, 61 Washington Ave., at 11 a.m., and go to Soldiers Monument for a ceremony, on Washington Avenue. A barbecue will be held after at the Suffern Community Center, 41 Washington Ave.
- Upper Nyack: An 11:11 a.m. flag retirement ceremony will be at VFW Post 9215, 250 Birchwood Ave. Food and beverages to follow.
- West Nyack: Friends of Mount Moor Cemetery will host a noon program at Mount Moor Cemetery, Palisades Center, 1000 Palisades Center Drive. Reverend Dr. Raymond C. Calliman and Reverend Joseph C. Tuitt, both U.S. Army veterans, will be honored. Dwaine Perry, a Marine veteran and elected Ramapo Munsee Nation chief, will give a keynote speech. Scheduled guests include Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann Rockland County Legislator Dana Stilley and Rockland County NAACP leaders Willie Trotman and Nicole Hines.
- West Haverstraw: A celebration at Calico Hill Veteran’s Memorial on Railroad Avenue, 11 a.m.