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HISTORY
WE ARE A VERY YOUNG ORGANIZATION AND EACH MEMBER SHARES A SPECIAL BOND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR GREAT COUNTRY.WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF UPGRADING OUR WEB SITE AND WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU A BETTER HISTORY IN THE FUTURE/RECENT HISTORY LISTED BELOW:
THE NATIONAL COMMANDER PRESENTED A WREATH AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN ON VETERANS DAY AS HAS BEEN TRADITION FOR 3 YEARS THANKS TO COL. DINGEMAN LEGISLATIVE OFFICER. COMMANDER KENNEDY AND CHIEF OF STAFF WATTS ALSO ATTENDED THE DEDICATION OF THE CORPS OF NEW YORK MONUMENT IN ALBANY ON 12-7-09. BELOW IS THE EXCERPT OF HIS SPEECH: HONORABLE OFFICIALS, GENERAL MURPHY, MR TOCCI AND DOMINIC ESPOSITO WWII VETERAN AND CORPS OF NY COMMANDER .WE ARE HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMBAT INFANTRY MONUMENT DEDICATION.THE CIB IS A SYMBOL, A MEDAL AWARDED TO THOSE MILITARY PERSONNELWHO HAVE SACRAFICED IN THE FIELDS, MOUNTAINS,JUNGLES, DESERTS AND SWAMPS.THESE MEN PERFORMED THEIR DUTIES CONSTANTLY IN THE "MIDST OF DANGER". THEY FOUGHT RIFLE TO RIFLE,HAND TO HAND,GRENADE TO GRENADE. THEY APPROACHED THE BATTLE ZONE FROM LAND, SEA AND AIR. THEY MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN FAR TO MANY CASES. THIS MONUMENT DEDICATED HERE TODAY IS MUCH MORE THAN A SYMBOL HOWEVER. TODAY, BY THIS DEDICATION YOU ARE SENDING A SIGNIFICANT MESSAGE. YES, INDEED, BY THIS CEREMONY YOU ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE ESPRIT AND MORALE OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN STILL SERVING. YOU ARE SAYING TO THEM: "WE HONOR YOU AND WE STAND BY YOU" LET OUR ADVERSARIES ALSO HEAR THIS MESSAGE:"WE ARE STANDING TOGETHER AGAINST YOUR THREATS". TODAY IS DEC. 7TH, A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE,"THE DAY OF INFAMY". THIS IS INDEED AN HONORABLE DAY FOR THIS DEDICATION. IN CLOSING I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK ALL OF THE OFFICIALS MANY OF WHOM ARE PRESENT HERE TODAY WHO HAVE SUPPORTED AND CONTRIBUTED TO THIS MONUMENT PLACEMENT. WE AT THE COMBAT INFANTRYMENS ASSOCIATION ARE EXTREMEY HUMBLED BY YOUR SUPPORT. DOMINIC, BROTHER COMBAT INFANTRYMEN, THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HONORABLE SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. MAY GOD BLESS THIS GREAT STATE, OUR NATION AND OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN.