In celebrating Veterans Day to honor those who served, Oyster Bay Town Clerk James Altadonna Jr., recently visited with the Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) 7763 in Massapequa Park Village Hall where the Post hosted a special ceremony, dedicating a POW/MIA Remembrance Chair donated by Dr. Cynthia Paulis.
The VFW supports programs, which help raise awareness of the sacrifices that our nation’s veterans have made. As well, the VFW promotes citizenship, education, volunteerism and youth programs. The POW/MIA Remembrance Chair that Paulis was kind enough to donate, honors the brave veterans who were captured or lost in their service to protect the country.
Mr. Richard Begandy, Korean War veteran commander of the VFW post 7763 and Massapequa Park village trustee arranged for the ceremony which was held at the village hall. Marine Sergeant Paul Masi, Vietnam veteran and Bethpage resident brought the first POW/MIA chair to Nassau county attended. Dr. Cynthia Paulis, Massapequa Park resident and a veteran who served four years as a military physician. The chair will remain permanently on display in the Massapequa Park village hall at the front entrance.
—Submitted by the Town of Oyster Bay
