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For Her Distinguished Service

From left: Mangano, Steers and Veteran Service Agency Director Ralph Esposito. (Photo submitted by County Executive’s Office)
From left: Mangano, Steers and Veteran Service Agency Director Ralph Esposito. (Photo submitted by County Executive’s Office)

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency honored our nation’s veterans and presented Distinguished Service Awards to five local veterans for their continued work in the community. Hicksville’s Cherie Steers was presented with the award at the ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 6 in Eisenhower Park. Steers is the wife of a Vietnam Veteran. For over 25 years, she has made monthly visits to the VA Medical Center in Northport to spend time with those veterans who have returned from the battlefield. Many of the veterans Steers visits are at the VA for extended periods of time.

She has also volunteered her time collecting clothing and toiletries for veterans in need and has helped distributed these products at VSA Stand Downs. Cherie is a 38-year member of the VFW Auxiliary and supporter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and the Vietnam Veterans of America (Chapter 82).