Veterans Day Honor Roll

World War I fighting ended at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). Years later the day was officially named Armistice Day by a Congressional resolution in 1926.
It was the hope of those who created Armistice Day to honor veterans and their service that World War I - The Great War - would in fact be the war to end all wars.
Armistice Day became Veterans Day officially in 1954 after the staggering casualties resulting from World War II. Sixteen and a half million Americans took part. Four hundred seven thousand of them died in service, more than 292,000 in battle.
There have been other wars since then, still requiring great sacrifice from our veterans. Too often, that sacrifice is the ultimate sacrifice.
Thus, we take time on Veterans Day to honor our veterans’ sacrifices in the hope that we may find a way to “end all wars.”
We solemnly ask you to take a moment now and read the 30 names of the fallen from Queens in the current war against terrorism being waged in Afghanistan and Iraq and to say a prayer for every one of them. They died so that we may continue to live free.
Jason von Zerneck, Kew Gardens, Specialist, October 2, 2008
Michael Luis Gonzalez, Queens, Army Reserve Specialist, August 28, 2008
Jorge Feliz Nieves, Queens Village, Specialist, August 28, 2008
Alex R. Jimenez, Corona, Sergeant, Missing May 12, 2007; Remains Recovered July 10, 2008
Daniel Farkas, Forest Hills, First Lieutenant, July 4, 2008
Joseph McKay, Cambria Heights, Sergeant First Class, June 26, 2008
Andrew Seabrooks, So. Ozone Park, Army Nat’l Guard Sergeant, June 21, 2008
Jeffrey R. Calero, Queens Village, Major, October 29, 2007
Chirasak Vidhyarkorn, Bayside, Specialist, September 29, 2007
Jonathan Rivadeneira, Jackson Heights, Specialist, Sept. 14, 2007
Le Ron Wilson, Springfield Gardens, Private First Class, July 6, 2007
Alphonso Montenegro, Far Rockaway, Sergeant, June 21, 2007
Brian Ritzberg, Long Island City, Specialist, April 2, 2007
Justin R. Garcia, Elmhurst, Corporal, November 14, 2006
Denise A. Lannaman, Bayside, Sergeant, October 1, 2006
Michael Glover, Rockaway Park, Lance Corporal, August 16, 2006
Julian A. Ramon, Flushing, Lance Corporal, July 20, 2006
Jose Gomez, Corona, Sergeant, April 28, 2006
Marlon A. Bustamante, Corona, Specialist, February 1, 2006
Regilio E. Nelom, Jamaica, Staff Sergeant, September 17, 2005
Hernando Rios, Woodside, Private First Class, August 8, 2005
James D. McNaughton, Middle Village, Staff Sergeant, Aug. 2, 2005
Michael V. Postal, Glen Oaks, Lance Corporal, May 7, 2005
Azhar Ali, Flushing, Specialist, March 2, 2005
Wai Pyoe Lwin, Queens, Specialist, March 2, 2005
Francis C. Obaji, Queens Village, Private First Class, January 17, 2005
Jeffrey Lam, Oakland Gardens, Lance Corporal, November 8, 2004
James E. Prevete, Whitestone, Private First Class, October 10, 2004
Roger G. Ling, Douglaston, Specialist, February 19, 2004
Robert Marcus Rodriguez, Maspeth, Corporal, March 27, 2003