<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4cH6OE_1GzZraVh00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4cH6OE_1GzZraVh00" width="1088" height="616" >ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A day to honor all who served. Communities across New York stopped on Wednesday to honor our nation’s military veterans with services and luncheons and other events. What Veterans Day means most to many, is that their service and sacrifice is not forgotten. A day to remember that freedom — isn’t free. “We have our freedom. We need to embrace our freedoms,” said Duane Rasmuson, who served in the U.S. Navy between 1956 and 1962, including service during the Cuban Missile Crisis. “And today is the day that we're thanking the people that helped us out with those freedoms.”St. John’s of Rochester honored more than 60 military veterans, many living their later years there. Some veterans spoke of sacrifice, of those who fought and gave their lives.“That’s really what I remember,” said U.S. Air Force veteran Tom Upson. “I mean, this is a thank you from me to the community. Those people that never came back.”Sacrifice also means lost time with family, and seeing things most can’t even imagine.“I think it's kind of obvious what the importance of these type of things are,” said Willard Brown Jr., whose 30-year military career included nine years of active U.S. Army duty and 21 in the Reserves. “Because you want to thank veterans for their service and for the sacrifices they made.” Sacrifices that are still being made by men and women serving today. “It’s very important for us to be able to at least get together annually and say thank you for your service,” said Rasmuson. “And that’s what we’re doing today.” Veterans also spoke about how thankful they are for programs like Honor Flight, which honors their service year-round.</div></body>

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A day to honor all who served. Communities across New York stopped on Wednesday to honor our nation’s military veterans with services and luncheons and other events. What Veterans Day means most to many, is that their service and sacrifice is not forgotten. A day...

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A day to honor all who served. Communities across New York stopped on Wednesday to honor our nation’s military veterans with services and

Upstate New York veterans honored for their service

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