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Bensonhurst-Area Councilmen Push For Parade For Veterans Of Iraq, Afghanistan


by on Apr 26th, 2012

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Bensonhurst-area City Councilman are all in support of a resolution from Flatbush Councilman Jumaane Williams urging the mayor to throw a ticker-tape parade for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan military conflicts.

Our sister site Sheepshead Bites queried most of Southern Brooklyn’s legislators to see where they stand on the effort, and they all stated support. For those in the Bensonhurst area, here’s what our reps had to say:

“I cannot think of a group that is more deserving of being honored with a parade down the Canyon of Heroes than the veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan,” said Councilman David G. Greenfield. “We owe our freedom to these brave men and women and they deserve to be recognized and thanked for their service.”

Councilman Vincent J. Gentile, representing Bay Ridge and parts of Bensonhurst, also agreed with Williams – stating priorities must be changed. Gentile stated sports teams are honored at large every year, but veterans do not receive the welcome home they deserve.

“Are [veterans] not the real giants here?” said Gentile. “Not only is it the right thing to do and it’s the least we can do for these brave men and women to honor the sacrifices they’ve made to protect our freedom abroad.”

Domenic M. Recchia Jr., the councilman for Coney Island and Gravesend, stated he supported Councilman William’s proposition “100 percent.”

Ultimately, the decision to have a parade rests with Mayor Bloomberg, who is holding off at the request of the Pentagon, which said New York City should wait until all veterans have returned safely.

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  • http://vato21stcentury.blogspot.com/ Jim S.

    Afghanistan Is Still Ongoing and Many Serving Also Served In Iraq!!

    The new ‘magnetic ribbons’, the ‘parades’ and welcome home celebrations, with no demand for sacrifice get same results, but ‘parades’ only last a few hours on one day! Think ‘Desert Storm’ and ‘Gulf War Syndrome’, Ignored till the last couple of years, finally, after the ‘Parades’!

    No Revenues = No Sacrifice = No Support = DeJa-Vu all over again!. Now a decade and counting, told to go shopping, added to the previous decades of under funding the VA, while the peoples reps Still try and lay blame on the Agency, after rubber stamping wars and costs of and those represented cheer on these wars!

    While the wealthy and other investors garner their booty, still, from both and many have the chutz·pa to call themselves more patriotic{?} then others wrapped in those false flags, using false slogans and various cheap symbols of and then seek one day events or parades to wave all that patriotism, call it “Supporting the Troops”, then go home and either ignore or forget about those that actually sacrificed for the country!

    USN ’67-’71 All Shore GMG3 Vietnam In Country ’70-’71

    NOBODY………..Has paid for the two present, one still ongoing after abandoning the main mission years back, War of Choice and not one dime as to the Results of nor is Anyone Demanding To!!!!!!!!!!
    While the Wars were off the books, till the present admin. put em back, and everyone condemns the Veterans Administration, especially in Congress and the State Houses!
    We’re still only paying the interest on the billions borrowed!!!!!!

  • http://vato21stcentury.blogspot.com/ Jim S.

    You Can Be a Patriot Or a Profiteer… But You Can’t Be Both