As part of a week-long celebration in honor of Veterans Day, Major Chad Lennon (R, Mt. Sinai), Suffolk County Legislator in the 6th Legislative District, Marine Corps veteran and Purple Heart recipient, along with Stony Brook University, honored veterans and residents of the Long Island State Veterans Home (LISVH) at their facility at a Nov. 8 breakfast on the university campus.
Suffolk County lawmakers, including Executive Ed Romaine (R), thanked the veterans for their service, promising to continue advocating for their rights. Lennon, reflecting on veterans sacrifices, expressed his gratitude for their dedicated service to the country. He told the crowd that Suffolk County has the largest veteran population in New York State.
In his keynote address to hundreds of veterans, Lennon said, “I would not be here today if it wasn’t for you. Your identity completely changes when you go off to war. Someday my title as legislator will end, but the one title that will follow me for the rest of my life is that of a Marine.”…