County Executive McMahon and Onondaga County Veterans Service Agency Announce Annual Memorial Day Ceremony
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – County Executive J. Ryan McMahon, II and Onondaga County Veterans Service Agency today announced the Annual Onondaga County Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday, May 25th, at 10a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
The ceremony will include remarks from County Executive J. Ryan McMahon, II, Onondaga County
Assistant Director of Veterans Service Agency Cindy Meili, Timothy T. Burtis, Chairman of Onondaga
County Legislature and Keynote Speaker Retired Captain Matthew J. Doran, Judge Advocate General
Corps, U.S. Navy. This year’s Master of Ceremonies is Alex Behm, Executive Director of Clear Path for
Veterans, N.Y and Chairman of the Onondaga County Executive Veterans Advisory Board.
The event is open to the public. The Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located at 4069 Howlett Hill Road,
Syracuse, N.Y. For more information, please see the attached flyer or contact Onondaga County
Veterans Services Agency at (315) 435-3219.
For veterans and/or members of the public looking to properly dispose of flags, all American Legions
will be accepting flags during afternoon business hours.
Onondaga County Veterans Service Agency assists Veterans, military personnel and their families apply for local, state or federal benefits as they may be eligible for as well as provide information, assistance and advocacy for claimants in actions or claims against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or state and local veterans-related entitlements including burial assistance. For additional information about Onondaga County Veterans Services Agency, visit ongov.net/veterans/.