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We here at ColumbiaPage thank all of our veterans and military personnel!

Columbia County Director of Veteran's Services Gary Flaherty would like remind all Veterans to register their DD Form 214 with the Columbia County Clerk's Office. This is the form needed before any benefits can be obtained. For more information contact Director Flaherty at 518-828-3610, 518-781-4228  (home), or 518-610-0941 (cell), nyvetscounsil@yahoo.com.

Director Flaherty states, "I find veterans who do not want to go through the process of applying for the benefits they earn. My response is that if they do not want to apply for themselves, please do it for your family.  I see to many families that come for help after a Veteran dies and we have to tell that that the Veteran never applied for anything and therefore, they can not get anything."
  He further states, "In the case of the death of a Veteran, I have been able to establish a system with the various Honor Programs where I can arrange Military Honors in one day to include weekends and holidays". For these and any other veteran issues please contact Director Flaherty. 


Columbia County F.A.V.O.R. Program:

Columbia County Clerk Holly Tanner and Veterans Services Director Gary Flaherty are working on a program where any Veteran who registers their DD 214 with the County Clerk gets a card that gives them a 10% discount with many of Columbia County merchants. The Chamber of Commerce is assisting with getting businesses for the program.

Please contact the Veterans Services Office for more information.

For more information go to the Columbia County Clerk's website by clicking below: 

Columbia County Clerk



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The following are fellow Columbia County Fire, EMS and Police individuals that are serving full time active military duty away from home:

PETER BASHFORD
 - United States  Army - Valatie Fire Department
MICHEAL BEAHN - United States Army - Philmont Fire Company
JESSE BOYLES - United States Army - Hillsdale Fire Company
JEFFREY BROWNE - United States Army - Taghkanic Fire Company
JON CARPENITO - United States Army - Greenport Fire Department
DREW CONKLIN - United States Marine Corps - Hillsdale Fire Company
JEREMY DONNELLY - United States Army - North Chatham Fire Department
JOSH DUBOIS - United States Marine Corps - Germantown Fire Company
ALAN C. GRAZIANO - United States Marine Corps - Hudson Fire Department 
AUDLEY HIGGINS - Unites States Marine Corps - Hudson Fire Department 
KEVIN JENNINGS - United States Marine Corps - Germantown Fire Company
RICHARD JENNINGS JR. - United States Marine Corps - Germantown Fire Company
CRISTIAN LAPPIES - United States Marine Corps  - Canaan Protective Fire Company
NICK MARTINO - United States Marines -  Kinderhook Fire Department
JOHN MAUSOLF JR. - United States Army - Greenport Fire Department
RYAN OCONNELL - United States Marine Corps - Livingston Fire Department
SETH L. RECTOR - United States Air Force - Mellenville Fire Company 
STEPHEN RUSCHETTI - United States Navy -  Stuyvesant Falls Fire Company
IAN SCHEDLER - United States Navy - Churchtown Fire Company
RYAN J.  SMITH - United States Air Force - Germantown Fire Company


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Click on the photo above for the Columbia County
 Honor A Veteran Committee Facebook page.


If you know of a Veteran that should be honored please contact Director Flaherty or Chairperson Holly Tanner.​






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Photos of Columbia County Honor-A-Veteran ceremonies:

09/25/22     YN3 Kenneth H. Wilber
09/22/14     SFC Charles R. Nichols
04/28/14    Corporal Frank R. Fratellenico Jr.
11/25/13    Chief Warrant Officer 3rd Class Leonard Dooren
03/25/13    Staff Sgt. Donald G. Bertram
05/21/12     Tech 5 Sgt. Rodney W. Hingle 
11/28/11     Corporal Martin J. Tuczinski 
10/24/11     PFC Donald C. Wood & 1st Lt. Elizabeth (Kerner) Wood 
09/26/11     Staff Sgt. Clayton A. Mink 
08/22/11     Private Albert E. McGee 
06/27/11     Captain Wilfred Jay Holmes 
05/23/11     Major General Morgan H. Chrysler 
04/25/11     Corporal Raymond W. Strang 
03/28/11     1st Lieutenant John W. Blunt 
11/22/10     Staff Sergeant Robert F. Kelly 
09/27/10     Sergeant Ralph C. Ham Sr. 
08/23/10     Gunners Mate 3rd Class Richard I. Mesick 
06/28/10     A/2C Edward Gibbons 
05/24/10     PFC Wendell Everett Chamberlin 
04/26/10     PFC Fred Oleynek 


Other Veteran Related Stories:
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04/08/17 Vietnam Veterans Services Hudson, NY 
08/28/16 Funeral of Marine PFC George H. Traver Chatham,NY
05/30/16 Memorial Day Parade & Services Chatham, NY
05/25/15  Memorial Day Services New Lebanon, NY
03/28/15   Vietnam Veterans Day Services Hudson
11/08/14  Veteran's Day Ceremony Chatham, NY
05/26/14     Memorial Day Services Ghent, NY  
05/26/14     Memorial Day Services Chatham, NY
05/26/14     Memorial Day Services New Lebanon, NY
03/29/14    Vietnam Veterans Day Services Hudson
11/09/13    Veteran's Day Ceremony Chatham
07/27/13    Korean War Memorial Service Hudson
11/10/12    Veteran's Day Ceremony Chatham 
05/19/12    Revolutionary War Veterans Honored 
04/09/12    Red Rock Firefighter nominated to the United States Air Force 
11/05/11    Veterans' Day Ceremony Chatham, NY 
10/15/11    Honor Flight Washington D.C. 
03/29/11    Vietnam Veterans Day Services Hudson, NY 
03/29/11    Desert Storm Veterans Memorial Hudson, NY 
03/29/11    Korean War Veterans Memorial Hudson, NY 
03/24/11    Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Hudson, NY 
11/06/10    Veteran's Day Ceremony Chatham 
05/31/10    Memorial Day Chatham & Ghent 
05/31/10    Memorial Day Hudson, NY 
05/31/10    Memorial Day Ghent, NY 
08/18/08    Route 9H dedicated as Columbia County Veterans Memorial Highway 
06/05/04    Dedication of the Korean War monument Hudson, NY 
11/12/01    Veteran's Day Ceremony Chatham
05/28/01    Memorial Day Chatham, NY
06/12/99    Dedication of the WWII Monument Hudson, NY 
06/12/99 Program ~ Dedication of the WWII Monument Hudson, NY