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PEEKSKILL, N.Y. - The organizers of this year's city Memorial Day service are looking for family members of those listed on the war memorial to take part in Monday's Memorial Day event.
John Donohue, commander of Peekskill's American Legion Post 274, is asking those related to the service members listed on the city's war memorial to ring the Freedom Bell, which will be brought to the service by the Lincoln Society. The bell will be rung during the reading of the names inscribed on the monument.
"We have the Freedom Bell coming, along with people who will be dressed in Civil War garb," Donohue said. "We will have relatives of those who are inscribed on the momument assembled to the left of where the speakers are, and when the names are read, they will ring the bell." He added: "The bell rings loud and clear; it's a beautiful sound."
Donohue is asking those who wish to participate to contact him at (917) 834-8588 or by fax at (914) 736-3628, as soon as possible.
This year's event will be held Monday, May 28 at Monument Park at 10 a.m.
This year's ceremony will once again feature the Peekskill High School Band, as well as city musicians Tim Murphy and Joe Brady Jr. Local elected officials will also be in attendance.
This year's guest speaker is Lt. Colonel Ricardo Singleton, a member of the Peekskill American Legion Post 274.
The following names are listed on the the city's war memorial in Monument Park:
KOREA
FREDERICK H. TUTTLE
CHARLES WILLIAMS
VIETNAM
OLIVER C. CHASE, JR.
WILLIAM T. DORSEY
JOHN B. HUDSON
WILLIAM M. KELLY, JR.
JOHN F. MARTIN
ROBERT H. IRWIN
JOHN T. LOCKHART
MICHAEL L. POGGI
HAROLD MCDONALD
CHESTER J. MOSHER
DOUGLAS R. MOWBRAY
LAWRENCE E. OSBORNE
BRUCE REED
MICHAEL J. AMATO
BARTON S. CREED
FRANK I. GUICHAUD
WORLD WAR II
BERTRAM J. ARCHER, JR.
JOHN J. ASTRAB
JOHN J. BERTA
RUSSELL A. BESKIN
THOMAS A. BOYLE
LESTER CONKLIN, JR.
JOHN W. COX
SHELDON CRADDOCK
HAROLD H. CRUGER
PAUL R. DARDIS
ROYAL O. DIETZ
GEORGE A. ENTERLIEN
LEE S. FERRIS
JOHN W. FISHER, JR.
STEPHEN J. FORMAN
EVERETT E. GEOTHE
SAUL GERLICK
THEODORE GROUEZ
VINCENT E. HILAND
LOFTUS J. HOFFMAN
DAVID J. KILEY
RICHARD W. LENT
DONALD MC CRAE
THOMAS J. MCGEE
FRANKLIN C. MILLER
GEORGE A. MILLER, JR.
CHARLES E. MINOR
CHARLES NEIDHARDT
FREDRICK J. NEIDHARDT
ALFRED J. RASMUS
EDWARD J. REHAK
CHARLES J. ROBERTS
THOMAS J. ROE
JOHN A. SALERNO
ANTHONY SCARAMELLINO
GEORGE SIMON, JR.
RAYMOND SMALHEISER
FRED R. SMITH
FRANK SNYDER
GEORGE W. SQUIRES, JR.
WILLIAM STERN
PAUL TEPPER
JAMES J. TIMKO
BARNARD K. TIMM, JR.
WILLIAM P. VILLETTO
JOSEPH J. WILLIAMS
AARON W. WYATT
WORLD WAR I
ROY E. ADAMS
CORTLANDT B. BAXTER
JAMES W. BELL
LORNE B. CRAIG
MATTHEW J. CUNNINGHAM
CLARENCE T. CURRY
CORNELIUS DALEY
ROWLAND M. DONNELLY
STEPHEN E. DONNELLY
THOMAS E. GAIN
DAVID C. GRIFFITH
WILLIAM J. HALD
PERLEY M. HOPKINS
JOSEPH A. KENNEDY
LOUIS MAIETTA
LAWRENCE MC GRISKIN
RAYMOND MOORE, JR.
MATTHEW E. OLDSTEIN
CORNELIUS R. REAGAN
JOHN A. SEGNIT, JR.
WILLIAM A. STOREY
FRED W. VALENTINE, JR.
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