4 The Courier sun • OCTOBER 8, 2015 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com Service held for burial of 100th indigent Vietnam veteran HEATING OIL SAVE NOW • Oil prices at near 5-year lows* • Ultra Low Sulfur Bioheat/Fuel • 24/7 service and support in any weather Call for special offers! 877.226.1534 Oil | Heating | Cooling | Duct Cleaning petro.com petro mobile connect on *Oil prices as of August 2015. Additional terms and conditions may apply. NYC Lic. No. 1314079. ©2015 Petro. P_15563 BUY DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER FREE Measuring & Installation w/purchase of $100. with this ad. • Draperies • Vertical Blinds • Honeycomb Shades • Custom Window Shades • Mini Blinds Nobody Beats Our Prices! • Roman Shades • Balloon Shades • Swags & Jabots • Shutters • Upholstery • Radiator Covers • Table Pads UP TO 70% OFF LIST PRICE Free Interior Design Consultation $20 OFF with purchase of $200 or more *Not to be combined w/other offers. Expires 10/16/15 $50 OFF with purchase of $500 or more *Not to be combined w/other offers. Expires 10/16/15 $100 OFF with purchase of $1,000 or more *Not to be combined w/other offers. Expires 10/16/15 GOMER’S SINCE 1962 Window Treatments FREE SHOP AT HOME SERVICE SERVING QUEENS AND LONG ISLAND 1.800.522.6156 www.gomersdecorators.com THE COURIER/Photo by Anthony Giudice Edsell Smith’s coffin outside of Hess-Miller Funeral Home before they travel to Calverton National Cemetery for interment. BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport The Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) continue to support their brothers and sisters in arms, even after death. On the morning of Oct. 2 at Hess-Miller Funeral Home, Chapter 32 of the VVA held a ceremony for their 100th indigent veteran. Edsell Smith served in the United States Marine Corps from 1972 to 1976, and when he died this year he was survived by no family members. When a member of the military dies with no family members, the VAA takes responsibility in burying their fellow veteran. “We are the organizational friends of indigent veterans, which in essence makes us the family of the veteran,” said Paul Narson, president of Chapter 32 of the VAA. “We hold a ceremony for the veteran and we will go to Calverton National Cemetery and inter him. We will fold the flag, present the flag to a member of the organization. We bring the flag back to our headquarters and hang it on the wall with a plaque with his name on it next to the other 99 veterans.” Smith’s coffin was draped with an American flag at Hess-Miller Funeral Home as members of the VVA presented the colors. “I believe this chapter has done a real public service by highlighting this issue,” said John Rowan, national president of the VVA. “And making sure that, at least going forward, that no one gets lost in the shuffle.”
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