Plaque Unveiling Highlights Memorial Day Ceremony

The Town of Huntington marked Memorial Day 2017 with its annual wreath ceremony at Town Hall’s Veterans Plaza May 28, using the occasion to dedicate a plaque adding the name of a longtime member to the memorial recognizing those who served on the town’s Veterans Advisory Board.

William Amadio, who passed away in October at the age of 86, was a member of the Veterans Advisory Board for more than 25 years. A lifelong Huntington resident, Amadio served in the Army during the Korean War and was instrumental in creating the Korean War kiosk, which sits in the lobby of Town Hall. Amadio’s mission was to see that people did not forget the ‘Forgotten War,” and that every person who served in that war would have their name in the kiosk so they would not be forgotten.

In addition to serving on the Veterans Advisory Board, Amadio also was a commissioner and treasurer of the Tri-Village Little League; treasurer of the Northport VFW post, the Huntington chapter of AARP and Italian Geneology.

Supervisor Petrone and Veterans Advisory Board Chairman Bill Ober unveiled the plaque, with the assistance of Amadio’s widow, Josephine, as other family members looked on.

As is traditional, members of the Veterans Advisory Board placed wreaths at the monuments for the various wars. At the monument for fallen heroes, Petrone was joined in placing the wreath by Constance Mangano, of Greenlawn, whose son Anthony was killed in Afghanistan in 2008. The invocation and benediction were delivered by Rev. Peter Kaczmarek, of Greenlawn’s St. Francis of Assisi Church. “The Star Spangled Banner” and “God Bless America” were sung by the Half Hollow Hills High School West Blue Notes.