CSEA members recently marked Veterans Day by participating in parades and ceremonies in their communities. We thank all who have served, or are serving, in our nation’s armed forces, including many CSEA members. Here is a look at some of the events.
Photos by Therese Assalian, Wendi Bowie, Nicholas Newcomb and Sydney Thomas.
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- The Capital Region Veterans Committee gathered with CSEA members, family and friends before stepping off for the Albany Veterans Day Parade.
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- NYS Education Department Local Treasurer Tracy Snow and Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research Local President John Crandell lead the CSEA Capital Region Region contingent in the Albany Veterans Day Parade.
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- From left, CSEA Long Island Region Veterans Committee members Ed Hussey and J.J. Kremm thanks CSEA members and guests for attending the Long Island Region’s annual ceremony.
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- Central Region Secretary and Onondaga County Local President Dan Vadala waves a flag while marching in the Veterans Day Parade held at the NYS Fairgrounds.
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- From left, Central New York DDSO Local activist Nannette MacCannell and 3rd Vice President Cat Treonze show their appreciation for those that served and sacrificed for our country.
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- Western Region President Steve Healy bows his head in remembrance of fallen veterans at the region’s Veterans Day ceremony in Buffalo.
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- From left, Long Island Region President Jarvis Brown, Long Island Judiciary Local Vice President Darlene Devlin and Long Island Developmental Center Local President Pete Marriott pause for a moment of silence during the playing of taps.
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- Capital District Psychiatric Center Local activist Wendy Taliaferro waves a flag to onlookers during the Albany Veterans Day Parade as her grandson, Gigi, looks on.
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- Western Region Veterans Committee Chair Robin Kaufman speaks at the region’s Veterans Day ceremony in Buffalo.
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- Western Region Executive Vice President Tim Finnigan prepares to drop a carnation into the water in memory of fallen veterans at the region’s Veterans Day ceremony in Buffalo.
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- SUNY System Administration Local Secretary Susan Watson-Amos, center, greets onlookers atop the CSEA float the Albany Veterans Day Parade. Watson-Amos was joined by her husband, John Amos. At right is SUNY System Administration Local President Lisa Kelsey.
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- In the Albany Veterans Day Parade, Columbia County Local President Samantha Oliver pushes her nephew, Wyatt, while Oliver’s daughter, Isabella, carries Oliver’s niece, Arabella.
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- The Central Region Veterans Committee marched in the Central New York Veterans Day Parade at the NYS Fairgrounds led by Filippo LaRosa, right, a veteran who works for the NYS Division of Military and Naval Affairs in Syracuse.
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- Ithaca Area Retirees Local members participate in a ceremony at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Elmira. (Photo courtesy of Joe Coletta, Ithaca Area Retirees Local member.)
