>As a Vietnam Veteran, Post Commander of VFW Post 192 for Ridgewood and Ho-Ho-Kus, and father of a current Major in the U.S. Army, I am personally disappointed about this decision by the Governor.
Stanley A. Kober
As a Vietnam Veteran, Post Commander of VFW Post 192 for Ridgewood and Ho-Ho-Kus, and father of a current Major in the U.S. Army, I am personally disappointed about this decision by the Governor. This honor has been for decades reserved to those who have sacrificed their lives in the military service of our Country and its freedoms AND only permitted to be done by Executive Order of the President of the United States. After 9/11 a change was made to allow each Governor to make that decision at the State level and includes others such as police and firefighters killed in the lilne of duty. But with so many things these days, this permission has been abused to now set precedent for entertainers. While she sang a wonderful “Star Spangled Banner”, that does not come anywhere near the death of a military service member, police officer, or firefighter killed in the line of duty. This should not have been done in this case.
