June 2, 2021 at 3:45 PM
PATERSON, NJ - Local veterans, first responders, elected officials, and area residents convened at Veteran’s Memorial Park at Hayden Heights to honor military veterans, including many who lost their lives for liberty, on Memorial Day.
Hosted by the Paterson Veterans Council, and led by its president Tony Vancheri, the annual event was inaugurated by the reading of, “A Prayer for Our Veterans,” while a color guard stood at attention nearby. Speaking to an audience that included family members of former soldiers who had lost their lives in combat, as well as those who have fought in various wars, Vancheri stressed unity.
February 13, 2021 at 7:25 AM
PATERSON, NJ - The service of African Americans from Paterson and Passaic County, was held at Veterans Park at Hayden Heights on Thursday. Regardless of where or in what capacity those soldiers served, it was said, all risked, and many gave, life and limbs to protect our nation’s freedom, life, and liberty.
“Why are we here?” Tony Vancheri, president of the Paterson’s Veterans Council asked at the outset of the event. “We don t need a special day, or week, or even a month to honor our brave men and women here at Veterans Memorial Park. Why? Because they are honored every day of the year at Veterans Memorial Park s, ‘Hill of Heroes.’