Livingston County Veterans Memorials and Observances

Purple Heart County. The Board of Supervisors "unanimously passed a resolution to designate Livingston County a Purple Heart County", which "will hold in high esteem those injured in combat"; the county "will assist veterans to enroll in the Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor New York" and "The Livingston County Highway Department will create signs and post them on county roads for all to see entering our county." The monument. The Livingston County Veterans Monument "was an unprecedented collaboration between Livingston County and Genesee Valley BOCES", approved by the Board of Supervisors and started February 14, 2019, making metal poppies - the aim 100, ending with 250 - with veterans taught to weld their own poppy, dedicated in 2021; a documentary by Flying Baby Pictures records it. Operation Green Light. Resolution 2026-79 of March 11, 2026 "declares Livingston County a Green Light for Military Service County from October 14, 2026, through November 13, 2026", notes that "the Livingston County Board of Supervisors hereby acknowledges the inception of Operation Green Light created in this County is now nationally recognized through the National Association of Counties from November 4-11, 2026", and "pledges to support Onward Ops Military Transition Support formerly known as the Expiration Term of Service Peer Mentorship Program (ETS-SP) that connects mentors to new veteran residents." The county asks residents and businesses to display a green light; the Tranquil Trail at Al Lorenz Park and the February Veteran Appreciation Night are the agency's other observances in the board year. We Honor Veterans. Livingston County Hospice (the Department of Health's hospice) is a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's We Honor Veterans programme in collaboration with VA.