A Real Band of Brothers!

COUNTY PRESS RELEASE

Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Rockland County Veterans Service Agency Director Jerry Donnellan will honor five local World War II veterans – brothers from two different families – as they prepare to participate in this weekend’s Hudson Valley Honor Flight to Washington DC.

The American heroes, all in their late 80s and early 90s, will fly to the Nation’s Capital on Saturday to visit those memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices.

WHO:                    County Executive Ed Day, Veterans Service Director Donnellan, local World War II vets

WHEN:                  10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2014

WHERE:                The eastern end of the Piermont Pier  (the embarkation point for millions of WWII troops deployed to
Europe and North Africa)  Piermont, New York 10968

*In case of rain, event will be held at the Goswick Pavilion, 95 Ferry Rd, Piermont, New York