Residents can honor late veterans
Dutchess County has launched a program, Honor a Veteran, that allows families and friends to nominate deceased veterans to be remembered for their service.
A ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month from April to November at the Dutchess County Office Building in Poughkeepsie or the town, city or village hall of the municipality where the veteran resided.
To be eligible, veterans must have received an honorable discharge, be listed as missing in action or died while in the service. The individual who submits the application, or their designee, will receive a U.S. flag that has been flown outside the county Office Building for 30 days. See dutchessny.gov/HonorAVeteran.
