E. Bx History Forum, VNNA Salute Vets
The East Bronx History Forum and Van Nest Neighborhood Alliance hosted the Van Nest Veterans Memorial Day Remembrance on Monday, May 27 at the Van Nest Veterans
Memorial. The ceremony featured a parade from White Plains Road and Van Nest Avenue to the memorial where participants placed fl owers to honor our service members’
memories. The event also included the public recollection of fallen World War I coxswain Dominick Farina.
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(above right) John Fraser Bryan American Legion Post 19 commander Earl Menard held a
photo of coxswain Dominick Farina, who fell in the closing days of WWI.
(above left) Old Glory and the POW MIA fl ags were raised during the Memorial Day ceremony.
(top left) (l-r) Anthony Ferrara, Post 19 commander Earl Menard, VNNA president Bernadette
Ferrara, East Bronx History Forum president Richard Vitacco, Post 1065 adjutant Ricardo
Garcia and Post 253 second vice commander Gene DeFrancis.
(top right) Fallen WWI sailor Dominick Farina’s relatives (front, l-r) Tom and Victoria Farina
and Virgina Farina-Hollis spoke during the ceremony.
(middle left) (l-r) Gene DeFrancis, Earl Menard, Anthony Ferrara and Ricardo Garcia bear the
American fl ag.
(left) Barazotto Lawrence dropped fl owers at the Van Nest War Memorial, honoring Thomas
Barry, who fell during WWI.