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Friday, May 27, 2022 When credibility matters
Former USMC Cpl. Margaret Zotta of Rotterdam, left, and Michael Carhidi, former USMC Sgt., bring the Marine Corps wreath to the front of the veterans memorial during Monday morning's Memorial Day service at Veterans Park on State Street in Schenectady. May, 31, 2021.

Schenectady ceremonies honor troops who died for the nation

SCHENECTADY — It was the words of Abraham Lincoln that echoed through the mind of retired Air Force Maj. Julia… Read more »

Planting a tree in St. Johnsville’s Soldiers and Sailors Park following a brief Memorial Day ceremony Monday are, from left, WWII veteran Joe Mastracco, Korean War veteran Pete Manikas, and Vietnam War veteran Joe Patterson.
Montgomery County

Canjajoharie, Fort Plain, St. Johnsville mark Memorial Day

MONTGOMERY COUNTY — Members of St. Johnsville American Legion Post 168 kicked off Memorial Day celebrations across the tri-village area… Read more »

John Manning, 84, of Rotterdam, USMC veteran, right, talks to Air National Guard member Michael Spina, Sr, left, and his son, Michael Spina, Jr, 14, at one of the veteran memorials prior to Monday morning's Memorial Day service at Veteran's Park on State Street.
Schenectady

Images: Memorial Day ceremony Monday at Veterans Park in Schenectady

SCHENECTADY – Images from Monday morning’s Memorial Day ceremony at Schenectady’s Veterans Park. Photos by our Stan Hudy . …. Read more »

A boy pins a poppy on a memorial honoring deceased war veterans on the grounds of American Legion Post 1005 on Chrisler Avenue. The ceremony was part of the annual Memorial Day observance in Mont Pleasant in 1984.

Scrapbook 1984, 1986: Memorial Day in Schenectady and Albany

Capital Region Scrapbook salutes heroes from the past today with photos from Memorial Day ceremonies from 1984 and 1986. Gazette… Read more »

Left: During World War II, then-Lieutenant James “Boss” Farrell, squatting at right, was the aircraft commander of a twin engine B-26 Marauder bomber. He nicknamed his aircraft “Flak Bait.” Right: Capt. James J. Farrell is seen sipping champagne after landing the 14-passenger GE Gulfstream II for the final time on his retirement in the mid-1980s. 
Niskayuna

Niskayuna man recalls flight with an American war hero and former GE pilot

Incredible encounters sometimes come with little forewarning.  One such event happened more than 40 years ago, yet I still often… Read more »

Staff members at Ingersoll Place Assisted Living distribute red poppies to residents during a Memorial Day program Thursday.
Niskayuna

Ingersoll residents in Niskayuna trim the tree for — Memorial Day; Enjoy more freedom to celebrate

NISKAYUNA — At a time and place where normalcy is returning only recently and only in baby steps, trimming a… Read more »

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