Glen Cove Veterans Day Ceremony Honors Those Who Served

More than 100 people from the City of Glen Cove gathered at the Doughboy Memorial to pay homage to all those who have served in the United States military to protect our country’s freedoms on Veterans Day.

Mayor Reggie Spinello addressed the crowd by recognizing the City’s 2016 Veterans Day honoree, Willibe Wilson Jr. with a special citation. Wilson was born on this day 88 years ago.

“Mr. Wilson is a gentleman, a family man and an individual who proudly served his nation in the U.S. Army,” Spinello said. “During his service, he was part of the Army Field Artillery Unit and after 17 months of training, was sent to Germany as a Sergeant and Chief of a gun section. Today Mr. Wilson continues his commitment to helping others through his volunteerism with veterans and children’s organizations.”

Certificates of recognition were also presented to Wilson by Assemblyman Charles Lavine and Anthony Jimenez, a veteran and former Glen Cove City Councilman, on behalf of Legis. Delia DeRiggi-Whitton.

Spinello thanked our veterans for their service and asked residents to join a national movement to “Green Light a Vet” by changing one lightbulb in their home to green as a visual display of support for veterans. To kick-off the effort, the mayor’s staff distributed green light bulbs to veterans and their family members.

Photo by Tab Hauser: (left to right) Joseph Lavery, Commander of VFW James Donohue Post 347, U.S. Army veteran Willibe Wilson and Glen Cove Mayor Reggie Spinello following the Mayor’s presentation of a special citation acknowledging Mr. Wilson as Glen Cove’s 2016 Veterans Day honoree.