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The Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a memorial at Elmhurst Park in Elmhurst, Queens, New York City in honor of the veterans of the Vietnam War of 1955–1975. It was designed by Landscape Architects Denise Mattes and Frank Varro, and fabricated by Sprung Monuments, Corinthian Cast Stone Inc., and Barre Granite Association Inc. [1]
Elmhurst Park has the Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial [6] [7] Private William Gray Park [8] Walter J. Wetzel Triangle; Strippoli Square [9] Nine Heroes Plaza [10] Ten Heroes Plaza [11] Frank J. McManus Memorial [12] L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground [13]
Cypress Hills National Cemetery is a 18.2-acre (7.4 ha) cemetery located in the Cypress Hills neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. It is the only United States National Cemetery in New York City and has more than 21,100 interments of veterans and civilians.
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Bill Vallely was 20 years old and looking for a challenge when he decided to join the United States Marine Corps in 1999. He served until 2005, completing several tours in Iraq.
The Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal (MOVSM) is a military award which was created under Executive Order 12830 by George H. W. Bush on January 9, 1993. The medal was designed by the Institute of Heraldry and was first issued in December 1993. [5] [6]
The Ohio Veterans Bonus awards bonuses to Ohio veterans of $100 a month to those veterans who served during the eligible periods in the Persian Gulf theater, or in the Iraq or Afghanistan theaters, up to a maximum of $1,000. For veterans who served in other parts of the world during these times, the payment is $50 a month up to a $500.
The nation will honor the service of its living military veterans on Saturday, Nov. 11. ... Service Medal and the Army Achievement Medal. Jerry Lyons is to be the master of ceremonies for the ...
The Kings County division of the Union was awarded a plaque for outstanding service to convalescent sailors by the Brooklyn Naval Hospital on May 24, 1946. [14] The Brooklyn Navy Yard garrison sponsored a reception at their headquarters on May 25, 1946, for Lieutenant Charles W. Shea , the recipient of Medal of Honor , and Colonel Richard E ...