Veterans, both living and dead, remembered ahead of their day
November 11, 2021 at 8:04 a.m.
The Port Chester-Rye Town-Rye Brook Veterans Day ceremony honoring all veterans for their service proceeds as Port Chester firefighters in dress uniform watch from a distance at Veterans’ Memorial Park, corner of Westchester Avenue and North Regent Street, on Sunday morning, Nov. 7.
Peter Feinman of Lyon Farm Village, a member of the Port Chester Historical Society, waves an American flag at the sparsely attended ceremony.
Bugler Anthony Bubbico, Jr. of the Port Chester American Legion Band plays Taps in memory of those veterans who have died after American Legion Firing Squad members Kenny Neilson, William Sullivan, Jr., Bill Chiappetta, Tommy Giorgi and Vinny Lyons fired shots to honor all veterans.
Rye Town Clerk Hope Vespia, surrounded by Port Chester and Rye Town officials, says a prayer as the ceremony begins.
Veterans Dominick Mancuso and Pat Barrese place a memorial wreath at the flagpole monument recognizing local veterans who died during World War II and the Korean War, with a special memorial for the 8 Willow Street Boys who gave their lives in WWII.
