Ceremony marks day of remembrance
OGDENSBURG. VFW members present awards to family members of two life members who served during World War II: Stephen Macko and John Hornyak.
| 04 Jun 2024 | 02:49
OG1 Veterans are honored during the Memorial Day ceremony Monday, May 27 at Heater’s Pond in Ogdensburg. (Photos by Ava Lamorte)
OG2 Earl and Tracy Hornyak accept an award for his late father, John, who served in World War II.
OG3 Rosemary and Joseph Mora receive a blanket for their service in the armed forces.
OG4 Bailee Gandarinho reads an order by Army Commander John Logan to observe Memorial Day on May 30, 1868.
The Ogdensburg Elementary School band with a few high school band members perform during the ceremony.
Brooke and Bailee Gandarinho.
Lt. Robert A. Madden Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #10152 in Ogdensburg celebrated past and current veterans during a Memorial Day ceremony Monday, May 27 at Heaters Pond.
Before the ceremony, VFW members presented awards to the families of two life members who served during World War II: Stephen Macko and John Hornyak.
Macko died in 2018 at age 92, and Hornyak died last September at age 98. Both served in the Navy.
The Ogdensburg Elementary School band with a few high school band members, directed by music teacher Ray DeLear, played the National Anthem along with other patriotic melodies.
Bailey Gandarinho read an order issued by John Logan, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, in 1868 to observe Memorial Day on May 30.
Joseph and Rosemary Mora received a blanket created by members of Christ Church in Newton for their service in the armed forces.