Honoring 30 Local Binghamton Service Members

Veterans Day is Monday, November 11th. The Binghamton Hometown Heroes Committee has announced a ceremony honoring 30 new heroes to be held on Thursday, November 7th.

The ceremony will be held at the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena from 1 to 3 p.m. on the 2nd-floor concourse as 30 new Binghamton Hometown Heroes banners will be unveiled.

The public is welcome to attend and show support for these hometown heroes. ceremony is open to the public to create an opportunity for the community to show their support. The new banners will be installed on Front Street between Bevier and Prospect Streets in Binghamton.

According to the Southern Tier Veterans Support Group and Binghamton Vet Center, the Greater Binghamton Hometown Heroes banner campaign honors local servicemen and servicewomen.

It provides a living tribute created for the community to recognize and honor Greater Binghamton residents and their family members who are serving or are veterans who have served our country in the United States Armed Forces.

Each of the banners honors a specific service person and includes their name, branch of service, and photo if provided of each service person.

In 2023, 10 new banners were put on display on the Bevier Street Bridge in Binghamton. The 30 new banners to be installed this year include:

SGT Roger Paoletti, U. S. Army, WWII, Purple Heart
TSGT Thomas A. Laskowski, Jr. U. S Army Air Corps WWII, Purple Heart & Distinguish Flying Cross
PFC Wallace P. Stolarcyk, U. S. Army, WWII, Purple Heart
MM2C Robert A. Langevin, Jr. U. S. Navy, WWII
5. SGT Lloyd Holtslander, U. S. Army, WWII, POW
PVT Donald J. Prutisto, Sr., U. S. Army, WWII
PVT Garland P. Hamlin, U. S. Army, WWII
PVT John F. Dillenbeck, U. S. Army, WWII, Purple Heart
SP5 Phillip E. Dillenbeck, U. S. Army, Vietnam Era
AD2C James M. Keefe, U. S. Navy, Korean Conflict
LCPL Robert J. Walker, U. S. Marine Corps, Vietnam Era, 2 - Purple Hearts
SGT Laurence Holt, U.S. Army, Vietnam Era, Purple Heart
SSG David B. Leader, Sr., U. S. Army, Vietnam Era
HM3C Ambrose L. Lynch, Jr., U. S. Navy, Vietnam Era
RM2C David L. Lindsey, U. S. Navy, Vietnam Era
SP5 Anthony Di Rienzo, U. S. Army, Vietnam Era
SP5 Frank Rumpel, U. S. Army, Vietnam Era
SP4 Peter M. Raimondi, U. S. Army, Vietnam Era
SK2C James F. Hyatt, U. S. Navy, Vietnam Era
PN2C Jerome W. McCarthy, U. S. Navy, Vietnam Era
LCPL Dennis R. Harder, U. S. Marine Corps, Vietnam Era
CPT Stacey Lovett, U. S. Army, Gulf War Era
CPT Joseph J. Toman, Sr., U. S. Air Force, Desert Storm Era
MSG Michael A. Kretsch, USMC, Desert Storm
SGT Cynthia Kirk-Barreiro, U. S. Army, Desert Storm
SGT Micah F. Barreiro, U. S. Army, Desert Storm
SSG Anthony G. Pedro, U. S. Army, OEF/OIF/GWOT
SGT Jason M. Davis, U. S. Army, OIF-Iraq
SP4 David Frazer, U. S. Army, GWOT
SSG Charles A. Tripp, U. S. Army Air Corps, WWII, Distinguished Flying Cross

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