Rick Russell photographs
Above: Marine Corps veteran Bernie Marvin, of Piermont, unveils a new memorial during a ceremony at the Piermont Veterans Memorial Garden on Memorial Day. At left, Army veteran Heather Subjeck, of Piermont, stands next to an older part of the memorial. The new memorial lists 26 names of town residents who served during the Korean, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The garden is located in Piermontโs South Lawn Cemetery. Right: Piermont resident David Wescott, whose name is on the new monument, salutes as the Piermont Villiage School choir sings the national anthem during the ceremony. Wescott served in the Navy in the 1980s and he said he went โhalfway around the world, twice.โ
