After serving their country, the veterans of Post 298 of the American Legion came home to serve their community.
To honor them, Councilmember Daniel Dromm visited the post, located at 30-61 87th Street in Jackson Heights, on September 19 and presented eight veterans with City Council Citations for their outstanding work towards the betterment of the neighborhood.
The councilmember, who sits on the City Council’s Committee on Veterans, praised the honorees and expressed gratitude for their contributions.
The American Legion is the nation’s largest veterans’ service organization, founded to benefit those who served during a wartime period.
The members of Post 298 were proud to host the councilmember and apreciative of the recognition he bestowed upon them.
“I think it was fantastic to have the councilmember here,” said John Polidoro, a Vietnam veteran and the commander of the American Legion Post 298. “He is constantly fighting for the city to recognize its veterans and to improve their benefits. I feel like he is attuned with what veterans have done. He was very gracious, and we were honored to have him. He was the absolute perfect person to come and meet with us.”
