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Wallkill Valley Times, Wednesday, November 7, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE
Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8
Maybrook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Montgomery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Pine Bush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
School News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 36
Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Walden.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Wallkill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Walden honors those who served
PUBLIC AGENDA
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Valley Central Board of Education,
6:30 p.m. Administration building, 944
Route 17K, Montgomery.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Town of Montgomery Industrial
Development Agency, 5:30 p.m. Town
Government Center, 110 Bracken Road,
Montgomery.
Gardiner Town Board work session.
7 p.m. Town Hall, Route 44-55, Gardiner.
Pine Bush Board of Education, 7 p.m.
Pine Bush High School.
Town of Montgomery Planning
Board, 7:30 p.m. Town Government
Center, 110 Bracken Road, Montgomery.
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The Walden Veterans’ Day ceremony last Sunday honors the village’s veterans with speakers, a military medley, patriotic music and a brick
dedication ceremony for eight Walden service members. Veterans gathered for the ceremony.
By LAURA FITZGERALD
[email protected]
The Village of Walden honored its
veterans last Sunday with a ceremony at
Walden Veterans’ Memorial Park.
Former Walden Mayor and Veterans’
Memorial Park committee member Becky
Pearson dedicated eight bricks with eight
service members’ names at the memorial.
The bricks honor Walden veterans’
service and sacrifice.
“The bricks are here in Walden
Veterans’ Memorial Park for all to see,
remember and respect,” Pearson said.
Donning a U.S. Army hat, Joe DeGroodt
honored his father with a brick in the
park. He said he is proud of his father’s
sacrifice and was proud to represent him
at the ceremony.
Pearson explained the symbolism
behind Walden Veterans’ Park: boulders
represent strength and steadfastness,
concrete represents ruggedness, grass
represents softness and the American flag
stands for freedom secured by the United
States military.
Treasurer of Orange County Veterans
Coalition and retired Chief U.S. Navy
Seabees William Palmer reminded the
crowd of the sacrifice Orange County
veterans paid for the U.S. The 107th
New York Infantry Regiment broke
the Hindenburg line in World War I,
contributing to the end of the war.
The cost of this victory was high. Of
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The Valley Central High School Pep Band plays a rousing rendition of “America the Beautiful”
at the Walden Veterans’ Day ceremony.
the 1,662 soldiers who began the battle,
396 were killed and 753 were wounded.
Nov. 11 will be the 100th anniversary of
the armistice that ended World War I.
“Today, we honor and salute the
millions of American veterans, who
throughout our history, have unselfishly
placed their lives on the line for freedom,”
Palmer said.
In November 1919, President Woodrow
Wilson declared Nov. 11 to be Armistice
Day, in honor of the first anniversary
of the armistice of World War I. In 1954,
President Dwight Eisenhower changed
the day to be Veterans’ Day, in honor of
all veterans who are currently serving or
have served in all wars.
Palmer said veterans represent a broad
spectrum of America, representing every
race, ethnicity, gender and background.
Most are ordinary people who left their
families, factories and farms to commit
their lives in service to the country.
Walden Mayor Susan Rumbold praised
veterans for their enormous love and
dedication to the U.S.
“Their ability to transcend the
boundaries of love to include an entire
country is legendary,” Rumbold said.
“Sacrifice is second nature and the
knowledge that they may be called upon
to forfeit their own lives in the pursuit of
freedom does not deter them from their
duty.”
Rumbold, Walden board of trustees,
village officials, Little Miss Walden Alana
Velez, Girl Scout service unit 285, Boy
Scout troops 31 and 33 and Cub Scout
packs 125 and 225 recited the Pledge
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