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Greenwood Lake. The Ladies Auxiliary honor a vet and cop following his retirement

Greenwood Lake /
| 21 Sep 2020 | 07:53
    Tom O’Hare stands with some of the men at the American Legion Post 1443 Greenwood Lake that he served with during his deployments in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm, then Somalia, Iraq twice, Afghanistan and Syria during his 32-year career with the U.S. Army and 20 years with the New York Police Department. Photos by Ed Bailey.
    Tom O’Hare stands with some of the men at the American Legion Post 1443 Greenwood Lake that he served with during his deployments in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm, then Somalia, Iraq twice, Afghanistan and Syria during his 32-year career with the U.S. Army and 20 years with the New York Police Department. Photos by Ed Bailey.
    The Ladies Auxiliary Unit 1443 and the Catholic Daughters, Court Holy Rosary, presented Tom O’Hare with this three tiered cake that included the stripes awarded a master sergeant.
    The Ladies Auxiliary Unit 1443 and the Catholic Daughters, Court Holy Rosary, presented Tom O’Hare with this three tiered cake that included the stripes awarded a master sergeant.
    Mike Manning, who served with Tom O’Hare in Iraq, told of how O’Hare and those serving with him developed a system to safely defuse roadside bombs. The U.S. Army eventually embraced that system and the technique is part of Army training.
    Mike Manning, who served with Tom O’Hare in Iraq, told of how O’Hare and those serving with him developed a system to safely defuse roadside bombs. The U.S. Army eventually embraced that system and the technique is part of Army training.
    The Ladies Auxiliary Unit 1443 and the Catholic Daughters, Court Holy Rosary, hosted a retirement party at the American Legion Post 1443 on Saturday, Sept. 19, to honor Tom O’Hare.
    The Ladies Auxiliary Unit 1443 and the Catholic Daughters, Court Holy Rosary, hosted a retirement party at the American Legion Post 1443 on Saturday, Sept. 19, to honor Tom O’Hare.
    Highland Mills resident Al Gonzales, also known as “The Royal Piper, is a retired NYPD from the 40th Precinct in the Bronx who has had a successful post law enforcement career as a highly sought-after musician. He was called upon to entertain the guests at the retirement party for Tom O’Hare on Sept. 19 at the American Legion Post 1443 in Greenwood Lake.
    Highland Mills resident Al Gonzales, also known as “The Royal Piper, is a retired NYPD from the 40th Precinct in the Bronx who has had a successful post law enforcement career as a highly sought-after musician. He was called upon to entertain the guests at the retirement party for Tom O’Hare on Sept. 19 at the American Legion Post 1443 in Greenwood Lake.

The Ladies Auxiliary Unit 1443 and the Catholic Daughters, Court Holy Rosary, hosted a retirement party at the American Legion Post 1443 on Saturday, Sept. 19, to honor Tom O’Hare, a resident of Greenwood Lake who served 32 years with the United States Army and, in between deployments, worked 20 years with NYPD.

O’Hare enlisted at 18 and was subsequently deployed in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm, then Somalia, Iraq twice, Afghanistan and Syria before retiring in June 2020 as Master Sergeant (MSG).

He also worked for NYPD in the 75th precinct in Brooklyn and the 44th precinct in the Bronx before retiring in April 2016.

Many of those he served with in both the Army and the Police Department attended this celebration, some coming from as far as Oklahoma and Rhode Island.

O’Hare received a Certificate of Recognition from Greenwood Lake Mayor Jesse Dwyer and a number of handmade cards from local children.

- Alberta McCosh