Rensselaer County Honor-A-Deceased Veteran Ceremony
Each month the Rensselaer County Legislature honours one deceased county veteran in an hour-long ceremony in its chambers, with a biography read by the Chairman, a proclamation from the County Executive and a flag raised in the veteran's memory that flies for thirty days and is then given to the family; families apply on the county's form.
Also called: Honor-A-Veteran, Honor a Deceased Veteran, memorial, flag, proclamation, Legislature, family, Troy, East Greenbush, Rensselaer, Hoosick Falls.
"The Honor-A-Deceased Veteran Ceremony is a monthly ceremony that reflects upon the life of a deceased county veteran. It is an hour-long ceremony held in the Chambers of the Rensselaer County Legislature. Local veterans and government officials gather with the honoree's family to celebrate the veteran's life." "A pamphlet is prepared in the name of the honored veteran. The County Executive presents the family with a proclamation. The Chairmen of the Legislature reads a complete biography of the honoree to all in attendance."
The flag. "At the conclusion of the ceremony, everyone proceeds outside for the flag-raising in memory of the veteran. The flag will fly for the next 30 days and will then be returned to the family."
The family also receives a flag flown over the United States Capitol in the veteran's honour from the county's members of Congress, and proclamations from local legislators.
How. "If you are interested in having a veteran honored by the Honoring-a-Veteran Committee, please fill out the Honor-a-Deceased Veteran Application" and return it to the Veterans Service Agency, 99 Troy Road, East Greenbush, NY 12061, or use the online form; the county publishes the programme's rules and regulations, and the Legislature posts the ceremonies' videos.
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