WHO/WHAT:
During the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Remembrance Day event, retired
Army Col. Stephen G. Abel, Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Affairs,
will present the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal, the Vietnam
Service Medal and other state military awards to 77 veterans from Middlesex,
Monmouth and Ocean counties. These combat veterans served in World War
II, Korea, Vietnam, Operation Desert Storm / Desert Shield and Operations
Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.
On
this 15th anniversary of the New Jersey
Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation will feature Governor Christine
Todd Whitman and her husband, Vietnam veteran John Whitman as guest
speakers.
WHEN:
Friday,
May 7 at 11 a.m.
WHERE:
New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial is located on the ground of the
PNC Arts Center, Garden State Parkway, exit 116.
There
is more about the memorial and Remembrance Day at http://www.njvvmf.org
.
The
N.J. Distinguished Service Medal was originally issued in 1858 for those
who distinguished themselves in the New Jersey Militia. In 1988 the
State of New Jersey was looking for an appropriate way to honor all
of these returning combat veterans and acknowledge the debt the state
owed them for their service. The N.J. DSM was then authorized for that
purpose. It is New Jersey's highest military award.
In
order to be eligible for the Distinguished Service Medal you must meet
all the following criteria: currently be a resident of New Jersey, have
been a resident of New Jersey at the time you entered into military
service, have been honorably discharged and have proof of having served
in combat while on active duty during wartime. For additional information
visit: www.nj.gov/military/veterans/awards/distinguished_service/index.html
Day
of event POC is Wayne Woolley,
cell
phone 732-804-6782
Rank
|
First
Name |
Last
Name |
WAR
|
City
|
Specialist
4 |
Ronald
|
Mc
Hale |
Vietnam
|
Brick
|
Corporal
|
Michael
|
Angermiller
|
Vietnam
|
Millstone
|
Fireman
First Class |
Keith
|
Arrojo,
Sr |
WW
II |
Springfield
|
Sergeant
|
Matthew
|
Bailey
|
O.I.F
|
Medford
|
Staff
Sergeant |
Goldie
|
Bassette
|
Desert
S/S |
East
Orange |
Sergeant
|
Thomas
|
Bifulco
|
Vietnam
|
Ocean
|
Specialist
4 |
Harvey
|
Boyce
|
Vietnam
|
Howell
|
Specialist
|
Kamal
|
Brown
|
Bosnia
|
Liberty
|
Captain
|
Stephen
|
Brozyna
|
Vietnam
|
Florham
Park |
Specialist
4 |
Luis
|
Candelaria
|
Vietnam
|
Woodbridge
|
Technical
Sergeant |
Joseph
|
Castellano
|
Vietnam
|
Parlin
|
Specialist
4 |
Robert
|
Clark
|
Vietnam
|
Jackson
|
Corporal
|
Brian
|
Connelly
|
O.I.F
|
Union
Beach |
Specialist
4 |
Roy
|
Dolgos
|
Vietnam
|
Hillsdale
|
Specialist
4 |
Geno
|
Donato
|
Vietnam
|
Morganville
|
Sergeant
|
George
|
Emmett
Ii |
Vietnam
|
Edison
|
Sergeant
|
Jaime
|
Feldman
|
Vietnam
|
Manalapan
|
Specialist
5 |
William
|
Flaherty
|
Vietnam
|
Highlands
|
Major
|
James
|
Flynn
|
Vietnam
|
Colts
Neck |
Specialist
4 |
Ralph
|
Fretta
|
Vietnam
|
Jackson
|
Fireman
First Class |
Stanley
|
Goscinski
|
WW
II |
Long
Branch |
Technical
Sergeant |
Jack
|
Haberstick,
Sr |
WW
II |
Bristol
Boro |
Sergeant
|
Bogdan
|
Haniak
|
Vietnam
|
Westfield
|
Private
First Class |
Richard
|
Heid
|
Vietnam
|
Keansberg
|
Specialist
4 |
Donald
|
Hellowell
|
Vietnam
|
Keansberg
|
Sergeant
|
John
|
Heslin
|
Vietnam
|
Marlboro
|
Seaman
|
James
|
Hofer
|
Vietnam
|
Middletown
|
Sergeant
First Class |
David
|
Huntley
|
Vietnam
|
Toms
River |
Sergeant
|
Leonard
|
Jackson,
Jr |
Vietnam
|
Middlesex
|
Petty
Officer |
Charles
|
Kaba
|
Vietnam
|
Manchester
|
Sergeant
|
Michael
|
Kent
|
Vietnam
|
Aberdeen
|
Engineman
Third Class |
Arthur
|
Kitchen
|
Vietnam
|
Manasquan
|
Sergeant
|
Patrick
|
Landry
|
Vietnam
|
Howell
|
First
Lieutenant |
William
|
Leonard
|
Vietnam
|
Red
Bank |
Specialist
4 |
William
|
Linderman
|
Vietnam
|
Lambertville
|
Specialist
4 |
George
|
Mac
Donald |
Vietnam
|
Toms
River |
Private
First Class |
E.
Lamar |
Mackson
|
Vietnam
|
Plainfield
|
Petty
Officer 3 Class |
Michael
|
Malone
|
Vietnam
|
Allenwood
|
Private
First Class |
Van
Dyke |
Manners
|
Vietnam
|
Flemington
|
First
Sergeant |
George
|
Mc
Carthy |
Vietnam
|
Browns
Mills |
Corporal
|
John
|
Mc
Mackin |
Vietnam
|
Atlantic
Highlands |
Chief
Warrant Officer 2 |
Harry
|
Merriman
|
Korea
& Vietnam |
Neptune
|
Private
First Class |
Patrick
|
Mescal
|
Vietnam
|
Middletown
|
Lance
Corporal |
Gerard
|
Mulligan
|
Vietnam
|
Toms
River |
Petty
Office Third Class |
Michael
|
Nahrebecki
|
Vietnam
|
Forked
River |
Captain
|
Daniel
|
Napolitano
|
O.I.F
|
Denville
|
Specialist
5 |
Gennard
|
Napolitano
|
Vietnam
|
Denville
|
Sergeant
|
Anthony
|
Paglucci
|
WW
II |
Manchester
|
Petty
Officer |
James
|
Paglucci
|
Vietnam
|
Manchester
|
Corporal
|
Salvatore
|
Palmieri
|
Vietnam
|
Holmdel
|
Staff
Sergeant |
Vernon
|
Pobanz
|
Vietnam
|
Logan
Twp |
Technician
Fourth Class |
Jerry
|
Porricelli
|
WW
II |
Howell
|
Private
First Class |
Alfred
|
Porto
|
Vietnam
|
Holmdel
|
Sergeant
|
Dennis
|
Premock
|
Vietnam
|
Dover
|
Corporal
|
Robert
|
Pridgen
|
Korean
|
Cape
Coral |
Private
First Class |
Robert
|
Reingle
|
Vietnam
|
Aberdeen
|
Specialist
5 |
Gary
|
Robinson
|
Vietnam
|
Lambertville
|
Specialist
5 |
Robert
|
Russo
|
Vietnam
|
Columbia
|
Specialist
5 |
Roderic
|
Schmidt
|
Vietnam
|
Waretown
|
Sergeant
|
Franklin
|
Schuyler,
Jr |
Vietnam
|
Burlington
|
Corporal
|
Daniel
|
Seaborough
|
O.I.F
|
Ocean
Twp |
Petty
Officer Second Class |
Floyd
|
Seib,
Jr |
Vietnam
|
Parsippany
|
Boatswain
Mate Third Class |
Kenneth
|
Shaw
|
Vietnam
|
Oakhurst
|
Sergeant
|
Leonard
|
Sidwa,
Jr |
Vietnam
|
Atlantic
Highlands |
Private
First Class |
Anthony
|
Skodmin
|
Vietnam
|
Manhawkin
|
Seaman
|
Richard
|
Skodmin
|
Vietnam
|
Manhawkin
|
Sergeant
|
Andrew
|
Siliwoski,
Jr |
Korean
|
Parlin
|
Specialist
4 |
Eddie
|
Smith
|
Vietnam
|
Avenel
|
Sergeant
|
Randolph
|
Sullivan
|
Vietnam
|
Piscataway
|
Sergeant
|
William
|
Szabunia
|
Vietnam
|
Fords
|
Specialist
4 |
Camillo
|
Torregiano
|
Vietnam
|
Matawan
|
Lance
Corporal |
Edward
|
Ward
|
Vietnam
|
Lakewood
|
Sergeant
|
Ronald
|
Weils
|
Vietnam
|
Barnegat
|
Captain
|
John
|
Wicke
|
Vietnam
|
Ocean
|
Petty
Officer Third Class |
Russell
|
Wilkens
|
Vietnam
|
Howell
|
Petty
Officer Second Class |
Charles
|
Wyckoff
|
Lebanon
|
Point
Pleasant |
