by Jeff Dempsey, SAL Commander: Linked below is the article from MyRye about the day with the Hudson Valley Honor Flight. I highly recommend taking the opportunity, if you are able on a future flight, to be a guardian or attend the send off ceremony.
RYE HONORED ITS WAR DEAD ON MEMORIAL DAY On Memorial Day, under sunny skies and with a record-sized crowd, the City of Rye paid tribute to military personnel who lost their lives in service to their country. The parade on Purchase Street was organized by the Rye American Legion Post Auxiliary Commander Robin Latimer and … More Memorial Day 2025
Yesterday, Commander Fred de Barros, Adjutant Tim Moynihan, Legionnaire Glen Carpinello and a Son of the American Legion, Chris Maloney joined the Rye Scouts in placing over 1400 flags on veterans’ graves at Greenwood Union Cemetery. That’s right, 1400 flags! If you participated in this activity in previous years, we distributed 200+ flags by looking … More Flag Placement at Greenwood Union Cemetery
RYE TO HONOR ITS WAR DEAD ON MEMORIAL DAY The City of Rye will carry on its tradition of honoring military personnel who died while in service to their country on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 2025, at Rye City Hall immediately following the Memorial Day parade. The Rye American Legion Post Auxiliary is organizing the parade … More Memorial Day 2025
The Rye American Legion Post 128 conducted our annual spring Unserviceable Flag Ceremony on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at the Rye Dept. of Public Works facility. Commander Fred de Barros led the ceremony and was assisted by his son Erick. The Rye Fire Department and Police Department paid their respects too. Several hundred flags were … More Post Conducts Unserviceable Flag Ceremony
Commander Fred de Barros and Finance Officer/Adjutant Tim Moynihan of Rye American Legion Post 128 were honored to present a check for $2500 to Rye Recreation Superintendent Erin Mantz for summer camp scholarships. Rye Post Commander de Barros says,” These donations to the Rye community align to the foundational pillars of the American Legion. We are … More Post Donates to Rye Recreation Summer Camp Scholarship Fund
Fred de Barros, Commander and Tim Moynihan, Finance Officer/Adjutant of Rye American Legion Post 128 were honored to represent the Post on December 13, 2024 as they presented a check for $15,000 to support veterans in the Hudson Valley Montrose VA facility. The funds will be used for veterans’ activities, supplemental food and clothing, recreation, … More Post Donates to Montrose VA Hospital
We enjoyed a nice holiday lunch on Saturday, December 7 at the Colony Grill in Port Chester. We had over 20 Legionnaires and their spouses attend this year. Legionnaire Terry McCartney brought gifts in the form of veterans ball caps by service branch. Congressman-elect George Latimer also attended. We reminisced about the many positive activities … More Holiday Luncheon
The City of Rye continued its tradition of honoring Rye veterans on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, 2024. This year was special. On a beautiful warm, fall day, the City of Rye dedicated the new Veterans Monuments at City Hall. The approximate size of the crowd was one of the largest in the recent history … More Rye Dedicates New Monuments on Veterans Day
The updated and correct names were installed January 21, 2025. The Veterans Monuments are installed and ready for dedication on Monday. We hope to see you there. Unfortunately, there are some errors and omissions on the plaques. The City only discovered the errors as the plaques were being installed this week. The vendor has acknowledged … More UPDATE: Update on Veterans Monuments
Rye, NY American Legion Post 128 