County adds names to vets’ Wall of Honor

The Island Now

A ceremony held this past Saturday featured the unveiling of the names of 280 veterans added to the Walls of Honor in Eisenhower Park.

The additions bring the total to nearly 8,500 veterans whose names have been added since the Monument Committee and Nassau County Veterans Monument Fund were established in 1991.

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves, County Legislators C. William Gaylor and Rose Walker, and N. Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth joined local veterans at the ceremony unveiling.

“The Walls of Honor were built for residents to commemorate the brave members of the United States Armed Forces who risked, and many of whom gave, their lives in order to protect our freedoms,” said Mangano.  “Together, we pay respect to all those who served our nation.”

The Walls of Honor are open to all those who have served the nation and were honorably discharged whether they served during war time or peace time.  

The Nassau County Veterans Monument Fund, Inc. is a private organization that collects a $100 donation for each veteran’s name to be added to the Walls.  For applications, please call (516) 804-5802.  Donations can be mailed to The Nassau County Veterans Monument Fund, Inc., P.O. Box 7911, Hicksville, NY 11802-7911.

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