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Pearl Harbor Day Tribute at the Post with Bronze Star Presentation to the widow of
                  James Morrow, Jr. former Life Member of Post 8495
pictures by Bev Cronkite
   
County Executive Maggie Brooks presents a Pearl Harbor              Rosa Morrow accepts a Citation  from The NY State Assembly
Rememberance Day Proclamation to Commander Gippe                from Rich  Turner, Assemblyman  Mark Johns Chief of Staff

   
Retired Major General John Batiste reviews the events  that led to    General Batiste presents the Bronze Medal to Rosa Morrow
the rewarding of the to Rosas'  husbands' Bronze Medal


 
Family and friends show  memorobelia from PFC  James Morrews  Past Commander Dick Grube reviews the attack on Pearl Harbor
time in the service.                                                                            that killed approximately 2400 people.  The losses from each branch
                                                                                                        of the service there was read and a bell was tolled for them.
                                                                                                        The event ended with the rifle salute and taps in their memory.