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Thanks to young people for supporting troops
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2011
TOWN JOURNAL
Dear Editor,
On Wednesday, Nov.9, just like for the past several years, I have had the privilege of speaking to several hundred young people at the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ at its Honoring Veterans Assembly. The enthusiasm of these young people was exceptional this year and on behalf of all the Veterans in the Washington Elm VFW Post 192 (Ridgewood—Ho-Ho-Kus) and if I might be so presumptuous, all the military service members and Veterans in New Jersey, I want to give my heartfelt appreciation for the honor given to us by these young people.
Each year the topic of the talk has been related to some value, like respect, responsibility and accountability, etc., with a personal “war story” thrown in, but this year because I received a couple of items, one via email and the other a Veterans Day Proclamation from the Governor’s Office, I decided to change the format.
