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Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, July 19, 2017
New Windsor resident among 16 servicemen killed in crash
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M. Snowden, Julian M. Kevianne, Owen
J. Lennon, Daniel I. Baldassare, Collin
J. Schaaff, Robert H. Cox, William J.
Kundrat, Chad E. Jenson, Talon R. Leach,
Joesph J. Murray, Dietrich A. Schmieman
and Ryan M. Lohrey.
Schaaff, Baldassare, Lennon, Kevianne,
Snowden, Johnson, Hopkins, Elliot and
Goyette all held stations at the Stewart
Air National Guard Base., six others
were stationed at Camp Lejeune in North
Carolina as was the one Navy Corpsman
on the aircraft. The aircraft departed
from the Stewart Air National Guard
Base before arriving in North Carolina,
only to crash in Mississippi en route to
California.
In wake of the tragedy, a vigil was held
Saturday by the Rock Tavern Unitarian
Universalists Congregation Members of
the community, public officials, grieving
families and organizations such as
the Red Cross and the Hudson Valley
Honors Flight were present at the July 16
ceremony.
“We come together this evening
to remember, and to mourn,” said
congregation member Terri Pahucki.
“Shared sympathy and understanding
Melanie Zerah
Attendees at a memorial service, Saturday, at the Unitarian Congregation in Rock Tavern
write messages of condolences to the families of the 16 service members killed.
binds us together.”
Held in the liberal religious community
sanctuary, the ceremony, although well-
attended, maintained an intimate and
unifying atmosphere. Reverend Chris J.
Antal called upon 16 members of the
congregation
who felt so
moved
to
participate in
the ceremony.
Those 16 were
each given a
white candle,
lit in memory
of one service
member
who
passed.
Between the
sounds of a tibetan singing bowl, sniffles
from the crowd and footsteps up to the
platform, Antal called out the names of
the service men, assigning each candle
bearer to represent one of the deceased.
Antal guided the congregation to call
upon their chosen higher power for
meditation and prayer. As Antal asked
these powers to bring peace upon grieving
families, the congregation replied with
“hear our prayers.”
“As a community, we have to come
together to share our pain just as we
share our healing,” Antal said. “Ritual
allows people to come into a space where
physical movement and routine helps
them move through the grief process.”
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