Post-9/11 veterans to be recognized for their service in Eisenhower Park
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Heroes Among Us, a nonprofit organization, has joined with the United Veterans Organization of Nassau County, local Veterans of Foreign Wars groups and the Nassau County Executive’s office to build a monument in Eisenhower Park to honor all post 9/11 servicemen and women. The monument will join other memorials in Veterans Memorial Park which honor veterans who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
The Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Monument will be the only monument of its kind on Long Island and one of the first in New York State honoring the courage, dedication, and bravery of United States servicemen and women who fought in military conflicts after 9/11. Over this 20-year period, 7,000 servicemen and women died in battle and 30,000 post 9/11 veterans have died by suicide. The monument will provide a permanent reminder of their service and provide a much-needed sanctuary and reflection space for veterans along with their families.
Julie Price, an adjunct assistant professor and faculty advisor at New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury, said her students have been aiding the effort by the Glen Cove-based nonprofit.
“In the few months we have been working with these groups, we have raised $27,000 towards the cost of the monument with $120,000 still needed to get to our goal,” Price said. “Heroes Among Us, and local veterans groups would like to unveil the Iraq/Afghanistan veterans monument sometime in 2022.”
“We are excited to have the assistance from our community to properly respect and honor our veterans in building this monument, which we feel was overdue,” said Virginia Cervasio, founder of Heroes Among Us.
Visit www.heroesamongus24.org/monument to donate to the Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Monument.
—Submitted by Heroes Among Us
