
photos by Boyd Loving
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Village of Ridgewood’s 2019 Veterans Day Ceremony held at Van Neste Memorial Park 11/11/2019.
From the Ridgewood PBA Local 20 Facebook page,” Today We celebrate and give Thanks to our Veterans. We agree with our Mayor @ramon_hache as he said we must give gratitude to them each and every day. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us. “



U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) honored Veterans Day and all those who have served, delivered remarks at Ridgewood’s Veterans Day Services with American Legion Post 53, and advocated for better veteran care.

Gottheimer spoke alongside Ridgewood Mayor Ramon Hache, Post Commander Bob Paoli, Legionnaire Ed Houlihan, and Fifth District students. The service included speeches from veterans, Ridgewood Elementary students, and a ceremony by the Ridgewood Police Department color guard.
“One of my bedrock responsibilities is to always have the backs of those who’ve had ours. There is nothing more solemn. Nothing more sacred in the oath that I’ve taken,” Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) said today. “These are not red or blue issues – they are red, white, and blue. I’ve been proud to work across the aisle in Congress on ways to improve veterans’ benefits and care. Of course, our fight for our democracy and our veterans is far from over, there is much more to be done, and I will never stop fighting for our veterans. After sacrificing and struggling for so much, our veterans and their families should never struggle to get the care or recognition you so rightfully deserve.”
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