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Record number of NY military funerals
Dec 28, 2011 12:02 am
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="372" caption="From New York Military Forces Honor Guard."]
[/caption]The New York Military Forces Honor Guard performed 10,500 military funeral honors in 2011, more than at any time since it was created in 1999. Last year the Honor Guard provided honors at the funerals of 10,415 Soldiers, service members, and veterans. As of Dec. 23, Honor Guard members had participated in funerals for 10,564 veterans, said Don E. Roy. More than 90 percent, were for veterans of the Second World War, Roy said.
So far in 2011, the breakdown for each regional office is:
• New York City, 1,638;
• Long Island, 3,677;
• Hudson Valley (Newburgh), 853;
• Capital Region, 821;
• Binghamton, 455:
• Buffalo, 1267;
• Rochester, 652;
• Syracuse, 781;
• Finger Lakes (Bath), 420.
[/caption]The New York Military Forces Honor Guard performed 10,500 military funeral honors in 2011, more than at any time since it was created in 1999. Last year the Honor Guard provided honors at the funerals of 10,415 Soldiers, service members, and veterans. As of Dec. 23, Honor Guard members had participated in funerals for 10,564 veterans, said Don E. Roy. More than 90 percent, were for veterans of the Second World War, Roy said.So far in 2011, the breakdown for each regional office is:
• New York City, 1,638;
• Long Island, 3,677;
• Hudson Valley (Newburgh), 853;
• Capital Region, 821;
• Binghamton, 455:
• Buffalo, 1267;
• Rochester, 652;
• Syracuse, 781;
• Finger Lakes (Bath), 420.