Columbia County Honor a Veteran Committee

Columbia County Honor a Veteran Committee The Columbia County Honor a Vet Committee honors a Columbia County Veteran each month, from March through November. (Cover photos by Richard E. Lindmark)

The "Honor A Veteran" Program is a program through which families, friends and the community can honor a deceased Columbia County veteran in a public recognition ceremony for the service they rendered to their Country. The American Flag is the primary symbol for this honor. Ceremonies are conducted at 9 am. on the fourth Monday of each month from March through November at the Columbia County Offic

e Building, 401 State Street, Hudson, NY. The Flag presented at that ceremony in honor of the recognized Veteran will be flown outside the County Office building for 30 days and then it is presented to the next of kin of the honored Veteran. To be eligible, a Veteran must be deceased 30 days or more and must have resided in Columbia County. The Veteran must have served in the Armed Forces of the United States, must have been Honorably Discharged or died while in the service or was declared Missing in Action (MIA), or served in the Merchant Marine or as a Special Civilian Employee on "Active Duty" during the period December 7, 1941 through August 15, 1945. There are no other specific service dates or length of service required. Both War and Peacetime Service are Honored. Applications are available at the Columbia County Veterans Office located at 389 Fairview Ave, Hudson. If you would like an application mailed contact Vince at 518.851.2946

05/02/2026
Our first ceremony of 2026 honored Philip Arsenault Jr. Thank you for your service!
05/01/2026

Our first ceremony of 2026 honored Philip Arsenault Jr. Thank you for your service!

Committee members met for their annual organizational breakfast meeting at the Whitestone in Ghent to plan for the 2026 ...
01/07/2026

Committee members met for their annual organizational breakfast meeting at the Whitestone in Ghent to plan for the 2026 season. Congratulations to the newly elected Chair of the CC HAV committee, John Heusdens. Other officers include Secretary Joann Concra, vice chair Jeff French and Treasurer Holly Tanner. The committee also organized the calendar and discussed other business. We are always looking for veterans to honor, please reach out to any committee member for an application or visit the Honor a Vet committee website.
Pictured below, seated l to r- immediate past chair Jeff French, newly elected Chair John Heusdens, and Patrick Wemitt. Back row l to r - photographer and Treasurer Holly Tanner. Secretary JoAnn Concra, Patrick Mayo, Rachel Hamilton, Joe Dybas and Dave Sleezer. Not pictured are members Mark Clarke, Bob Robert LaPorta, Polly Crosby and Erik DeKraai.

Our first ceremony for 2026 is scheduled for Monday, March 23.

Celebrating, honoring and remembering all Veterans, today, tomorrow and every day. Thank you for your service!
11/10/2025

Celebrating, honoring and remembering all Veterans, today, tomorrow and every day. Thank you for your service!

Our ceremony today honored Fred Stark who was a long serving and much loved member of this committee. While he contribut...
10/21/2025

Our ceremony today honored Fred Stark who was a long serving and much loved member of this committee. While he contributed a great deal to us and his community and country he was very proud to play the trumpet at our ceremonies each month. Today, his great grandson played Taps, on his great grandfather's trumpet (see live video on this page) Thank you Fred for your service to your county and to your community.

We will not have a ceremony this month, our next and final ceremony will be on Monday, October 20th ( a week early due t...
09/10/2025

We will not have a ceremony this month, our next and final ceremony will be on Monday, October 20th ( a week early due to early voting) when we will be honoring former committee member Fred Stark. Thank you for your support of our committee and the work we do to honor Columbia County deceased veterans over the year. If YOU would like to honor a veteran, please complete the application form, giving as much detail as you can!!

Today's ceremony honored Sal Costanzo who was a cherished member of this committee. Thank you for your service, you are ...
08/26/2025

Today's ceremony honored Sal Costanzo who was a cherished member of this committee. Thank you for your service, you are missed!

Our July ceremony honored John Harpin French, thank you for your service!
08/09/2025

Our July ceremony honored John Harpin French, thank you for your service!

Photos from our June ceremony honoring Henry Hassan Jr, thank you for your service!
07/28/2025

Photos from our June ceremony honoring Henry Hassan Jr, thank you for your service!

05/26/2025
05/14/2025

Our ceremony for this month will be on Monday, May 19th as the 4th Monday is Memorial Day. We will be honoring George E. Kinnicutt of Hudson, the ceremony begins promptly at 9am at 401 State Street, Hudson in the Chambers.

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401 State St
Hudson, NY
12534

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+15188283610

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