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Livingston County veterans director urges towns to collect veteran stories for 250th; Quilt of Valor presented
Summary
At the March 12 Livingston County Board of Supervisors meeting, Veterans Service Agency Director David Cherry described a countywide initiative to collect short veteran video clips for the county’s 250th celebrations and highlighted other veteran events; a Quilts of Valor presentation recognized a county employee.
David Cherry, director of the Livingston County Veterans Service Agency, told the Board of Supervisors on March 12 that his office is launching a countywide effort to document veterans’ service as part of the county’s countdown to the nation’s 250th anniversary.
“I'm gonna ask towns, I'm gonna go to the legions, the VFWs, all your veterans organizations,” Cherry said, describing a short-video project in which veterans would record brief clips saying their name, branch and years of service. He said the clips would be compiled for a countywide presentation “in February” during the semiquincentennial observance.
Cherry framed the effort as both a historical-preservation project…
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