Photo by Kathleen Fitxpatrick Maffetone
Cadets execute an honor guard ceremony: Jack O’Brien, 14, attends Blue Mountain Middle School; Austin Rivera, 17, attends White Plains High School; and Thomas Galvin, 16, attends Horace Greeley High School.
MONTROSE — About 50 veterans at the Montrose Veterans Administration Hospital were treated to a visit from the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol South Eastern Group on Sunday, March 7.
The group visits the VA facility about four times a year. The 178 members of the auxiliary are from Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties.
Members of the Civil Air Patrol brought donations of clothing and toiletries, as well as coffee and doughnuts for the veterans.
“Events like this are especially good for the young cadets,” said Maj. Darren J. Cioffi, commander of the Civil Air Patrol South Eastern Group. “It bridges the gap between generations. It gives insight on what they (veterans) have gone through, what they have done for us and our country. People tend to forget what they’ve done.”
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