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Arcadio Ocasio Sr. U.S. Marine Corps 1968-70, Vietnam Grew up in Port Chester, graduated PCHS 1967, now lives in Rye

Anthony Forta U.S. Army 9th Infantry Division, World War II January 1941-May 1946 Born in Port Chester, lived in Rye Brook, died January 2011

Joseph T. McCarthy U.S. Army, stationed in Germany 1959-60 Born and raised in Yonkers Has lived on Wilton Road, Rye Brook since 1967

Lt. Col. Bernard Abel U.S. Air Force, World War II and Korea Lived in Port Chester and Rye Brook Founded Westmore News, died June 2010

Carmin Giammarino U.S. Army 3rd Infantry, World War II 1945-47 Stationed in Germany and European Theater Lived in Port Chester, died 2012

Cpl. William F. Sileo U.S. Army Signal Corps, World War II China-Burma-India Theater, 1941-45 Lifelong Port Chester resident, died 1979

Dr. Martin Ortiz Lt. Col. New York National Guard U.S. Army and N.Y. National Guard for 18 years Has been deployed to the Middle East 4 times (3 times to Iraq, once to Afghanistan) Born in Los Angeles, now lives in Port Chester

Frank Stefanowski U.S. Army, World War II Drove a tank and wounded in Battle of the Bulge Lived on Eldredge Street, Port Chester, now deceased

Frederick H. Griffin U.S. Coast Guard, 1970-74 Vietnam 1970-71 USCGC Morgenthau-722 Lifelong Port Chester resident

George A. Zaccagnini, Sr. U.S. Navy 1950-54, Seaman USN-1 Served on USS Bennington and repair ship USS Amphion 1949 PCHS grad, lives in Rye Brook

Gerard A. Morano U.S. Army 98th Infantry Division World War II Pacific Theater 1942-46 Born and raised in the Bronx Lived in Port Chester last 15 years Died June 2012

Hank Birdsall 1st Special Forces Group Airborne, U.S. Army, Okinawa 5th Special Forces Group Airborne, U.S. Army, Vietnam 1967-69 Graduated PCHS 1964 Retired PCMS social studies teacher, now lives in Rye

Irving Berlin U.S. Army, World War II Received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart Lived at Atria Rye Brook last 3 years Died Mar. 12, 2015

James J. Schiro SP4 E4 U.S. Army 20th Infantry AMCAL Division 1966-68 Lived in Port Chester, died 2011

Jerry Morano (left) U.S. Army 199th Light Infantry Brigade Honai, Vietnam, Tet Offensive, Feb. 1968 Served 1967-68 Born and raised in the Bronx, lives in Rye Brook Others in photo: Rick Seaman, Akron, Ohio (center) and Dutch Hoffman, Los Angeles

Cpl. Joseph L. Suppa (left) U.S. Army NATO Forces Germany 1954-56 Pictured with Cpl. Jack Teles of North Dakota Lifelong Port Chester resident

John Buszta (left) U.S. Navy 1942-46 Born and raised at 223 Madison Ave., Port Chester Died 1954  Edward Buszta (right)   U.S. Army 1942-46 Born and raised at 223 Madison Ave., Port Chester Died at 86 about 10 years ago

John Calo U.S. Navy 1952-56 From Port Chester, currently lives in Trumbull, CT

Sgt. Joseph Accurso U.S. Marine Corps 1955-59 active duty, 1959-63 reserves Grew up in Port Chester, died Oct. 2, 2015 in North Haven, CT

Julius Harris U.S. Army, World War II Allied Force headquartered in Rome Finished after 4 years as a Master Sergeant German immigrant, lived in P.C. and R.B. Died Nov. 22, 2014 at 94

LTC Kevin R. Kugel U.S. Army 21 years and counting Professor and chair of Military Science Dept., Providence College Runs the Senior Army ROTC program 1990 PCHS grad, grew up at 20 Halstead Ave., now lives in Providence, RI

Leonard Carriero U.S. Army World War II 1942-45 Stationed in Belgium, France, Netherlands and Italy, meeting his wife there who became an Italian war bride Lived in Port Chester, died 1998

Sgt. Marvin B. Goldowsky U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command 1966-70 1963 PCHS grad, 4th generation Port Chester resident

Matthew P. Baryshyan (center) U.S. Army, World War II PCHS grad, owned Matt & Joe’s Luncheonette in P.C. Died 1991   Gabriel J. Carino (right) U.S. Army, World War II, 1942-45 Graduated PCHS 1933, died 2003

Peter W. Sileo U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division Vietnam, 1967-68 Raised in Port Chester, now lives in Rye Brook

Robert Murphy U.S. Army Rifleman, World War II March 1944-April 1946 Lived on Eldredge Street, Port Chester, now deceased

Robert Riehl Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army 29th Infantry Division December 1943-January 1946 Drafted his senior year at PCHS Awarded two Purple Hearts Lifelong Port Chester resident

Rocky Spizzirri U.S. Army 1968-70, Vietnam Lifelong Port Chester resident

Vincent P. Corsaro Troop Ship Sergeant-Major TSU Transport Unit, N.Y. Port of EMB, Brooklyn November 1942-February 1946 Lives in Rye Brook

Cpl. Silvio V. Buccieri A Btry. 103rd Field Artillery Battalion, 43rd Inf. Division U.S. Army, Augsburg, Germany, 1951-53 Received Army of Occupation Medal U.S. Air Force Nat’l Guard, Westchester Co. Airport, 1953-56 Lifelong Port Chester resident

Steven J. Vespia U.S. Army 1968-70, Vietnam Wounded in Action, Received the Purple Heart Grew up in Port Chester, now lives in Rye Brook

Thomas M. Curtin Ship’s Serviceman 2nd Class Petty Officer, U.S. Navy 1967-71, served in Vietnam 1969 Born and raised in Port Chester, moved to Byram and returned in 1974

William Calhoun U.S. Army 1st Artillery, 1966-72 Lives in Port Chester

As we prepare to celebrate Veterans Day this week, we recognize all veterans, living and dead. The following photographs and service information, a sampling of Port Chester and Rye Brook veterans, have been submitted in response to our request.

Our veterans

November 5, 2015 at 8:33 p.m.