Around Town Ceremony honored four Medal of Honor recipients March 27, 2024 Jason Kaplan The Medal of Honor was first awarded on March 25, 1863. Since then, there have been a total of 3,517 recipients, of which 676 resided in New York.
Around Town Wednesday is Medal of Honor Day March 18, 2020 Ken Cashman March 25 is Medal of Honor Day. Last year Willow Avenue fourth-graders and Butterhill preschoolers were part of the audience for a brief ceremony at the monument on Main Street in Cornwall.
Around Town Army asked to upgrade bravery award May 30, 2019 Ken Cashman How do you upgrade a military award that was bestowed more than 50 years ago?