Thanks for honoring our late veterans

Dear Editor,

On Dec. 19, 2020, Wreaths Across America National Wreath Day, over 900 wreaths were placed to honor and remember all veterans laid to rest at the New Paltz Rural Cemetery and the Ulster County Veterans Cemetery.

With each of the sponsored veterans’ wreaths placed, an American hero’s name was spoken out loud so they would not be forgotten.

On behalf of the Wreaths Across America organization, the New Paltz Rural Cemetery, New Paltz Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8645 and the VFW Auxiliary, we want to thank you for your support of the mission to remember the fallen, honor those who serve and their families, and teach the next generation the value of freedom:

Ulster County Composite Squadron NY 395 Civil Air Patrol; Local 279 Carpenters Union Sisters in Brotherhood; CopelandHammerl Funeral Home; Michael Torsone Memorial Funeral Home; Ulster Savings Bank; New Paltz Rural Cemetery board and staff; Rycor HVAC; Tillson American Legion 1219; PDQ Printing; Heart of the Hudson Council of Girl Scouts; Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts; Hudson Valley Drones; Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan; Ulster County Veterans Service Agency Director Mark Cozzopoli; Stewart’s Shops; New Paltz Fire Dept.; New Paltz Police Dept.; Ulster County Law Enforcement; SUNY New Paltz Police; VFW Post 8645; Hudson Valley One New Paltz News; Elting Memorial Library; Southern Ulster Rotary; and the Town of New Paltz Highway Dept.

Our raffle donors: Marie Girard, Dolly Wodin, Guy Wright, Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz Golf, Hudson Valley Renegades and John Casulli.

A special thank-you to all the individuals who sponsored wreaths and supported our various fundraisers: We could not have reached our goal of honoring and remembering our veterans without you!

Thank you to the volunteers who came out at the crack of dawn to unload the delivery truck!

Thank you to all the volunteers who came on Wreath Day to lay wreaths in honor of our veterans!

We express our tremendous gratitude to all who made this possible.

Ron and Kathy Mironchik

Cindy Dates New Paltz, N.Y. The writers are members of the Wreaths Across America 2020 Committee in New Paltz, N.Y.