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Cortlandt Veterans Day Ceremony, 2012

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Veterans salute as the Pledge of Allegiance is recited. Photo Credit: Jessica Glenza
Cortlandt Town Supervisor Linda Puglisi introduces speakers at Cortlandt's Veterans Day ceremony. Photo Credit: Jessica Glenza
Westchester County Executive, Rob Astorino, addresses a crowd of more than 150, at Cortlandt's Veterans Day ceremony. Photo Credit: Jessica Glenza
National Patriot of the Year recipient, for the Military Order of the Purple Heart, William Nazario addresses the crowd. Photo Credit: Jessica Glenza
Military Order of the Purple Heart recipients stand and are applauded, at Cortlandt's Veterans Day ceremony. Photo Credit: Jessica Glenza
Guest speaker, Neil Gross, addresses the crowd at the Cortlandt Veterans Day ceremony. Photo Credit: Jessica Glenza
The 89th Army Band, based at Camp Smith, plays "America the Beautiful," to the crowd at the Cortlandt Veterans Day ceremony. Photo Credit: Jessica Glenza
Read the Article Cortlandt Veterans Day Ceremony Well-Attended

CORTLANDT, N.Y. – More than 150 attendees packed Cortlandt Town Hall on Monday in observance of Veterans Day.

Among several speakers at the event was William "Willy" Nazario, the National Patriot of the Year for the Military Order of the Purple Heart. He is also chairman of the Hudson Valley Veterans Committee. Nationally, thousands of veterans are nominated for the Patriot of the Year award each year. Cortlandt resident Nazario was the 2012 recipient of the highest honor granted by the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

Nazario reminded attendees ...
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