Gone, but not forgotten: Honoring veterans of color
November 17, 2016 at 7:07 a.m.
<p class="Picture">Korean War veteran Arthur “Art” Taylor, 88, of Hartsdale visited the cemetery one day and wanted to get involved with it. He is grateful to be a part of a place that has so many marked graves of people of color. </p>
<p class="Picture">Eugene Rogers served in World War I as Corporal in the 92<sup>nd</sup> division of the Field Artillery. He was born March 6, 1895 in New York and died on March 19, 1950. </p>
<p class="Picture">Veteran David Lyons, who died in 1948, now rests in the African American Cemetery adjacent to Greenwood Union Cemetery. </p>
<p class="Picture">Port Chester Trustee Gene Ceccarelli looks for World War I veteran Raymond C. Potter’s gravesite. Potter died at 28 years old on Sept., 1, 1918. </p>
<p class="Picture">Port Chester resident and the founder of Friends of the African American Cemetery David Thomas gave a brief speech about the plot of land and those buried in it, including veterans Eugene Rogers and Raymond C. Potter – both of whom served during World War I. </p>
<p class="Picture">Byram resident Liam O’Hanlon picks up an empty flag stem from a grave while his father, St. Paul’s Church Pastor Jim O’Hanlon, watches. </p>
<p class="Picture"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Joseph Fordyce of Mount Vernon attended on behalf of New York Congressman Eliot Engel. The Mount Vernon resident placed his flag in the ground near the grave of William Voris, who was the richest African American in the Town of Rye before he died in 1872. About 20 people, including Town of Rye and state officials, came to honor the deceased veterans of color on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 12 at the African American Cemetery adjacent to Greenwood Union Cemetery. </span></p> <p class="Byline"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photo Story By Casey Watts</span></p>
