American Legion holds suicide awareness flag ceremony
Greenwood Lake. The Warwick Valley Irish Ballad & Trad Sessions also performed at the event.
| 21 May 2024 | 11:12
GWL American Legion CDR Walter Kittle, left, and Joe Braskey, VSO Liason to SAR, hold the SAR flag after Braskey presented the flag to Kittle. (
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All veterans salute as GWL American Legion CDR Walter Kittle attaches the SAR flag to the flagpole and hoists it up. (
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On Sunday, May 19, a Veteran Suicide Awareness and Remembrance (SAR) flag ceremony was held at the Greenwood Lake Arthur Finnegan American Legion Post 1443.
Joe Braskey, VSO liaison to SAR (one of eight board members) presented the SAR flag to legion CDR Walter Kittle after making a brief presentation to those in attendance. Following, Kittle raised the SAR flag in solidarity with all in attendance at salute. Braskey, in addition to being liaison to SAR, is a U.S. Navy veteran, American Legion member of Kim Lau post, and senior vice CDR of the Long Beach VFW. The ceremony was also poignant as May is mental health awareness month. More information about the SAR flag can be found at sarflag.org.
The Warwick Valley Irish Ballad & Trad Sessions played outdoors at the American Legion. These sessions are held every third Sunday at the American Legion from 4 to 6 p.m.