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Saratoga County honors World War II Navy veteran John T. Golden Sr.
Summary
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors held a July ceremony honoring John T. Golden Sr., a World War II Navy veteran and longtime Nassau County police detective, with proclamations, medals and tributes from local and state officials.
The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors held a July ceremony to honor the life and service of John T. Golden Sr., a World War II United States Navy veteran who later served two decades in the Nassau County Police Department. The event, attended by county officials, state legislators’ representatives and family members, included readings of Golden’s biography, presentations of a county proclamation and commemorative medals, and remarks from elected officials and veteran service leaders.
The ceremony matters because it recognized both Golden’s wartime service — including duty on an LST during the D-Day invasion and participation in Operation Magic Carpet — and his decades of public service at home. County and state officials said the memorial keeps local history and veteran sacrifice visible to the community.
Honorary Chaplain Paul O’Keefe opened the program with an invocation that recalled Golden’s service and urged comfort for those who mourned, saying, “when we lose someone we love,…
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