VIDEO STORY-VA Western New York Healthcare System held a 911 Remembrance Ceremony on the lawn of the Batavia VA Medical Center. On Monday September 11th 11am at 222 Richmond Avenue, Batavia, NY 14020, with a flyover by the Niagara County Sheriff’s Department helicopter. Sons of the American Legion/District 8 presented …
(Submitted photos and information from VA WNY Healthcare System) “On January 2, 1945 at 11:00a.m., 2nd Lieutenant Sydney Cole was forced to jump out of his disabled Piper Cub airplane over the skies of Belgium and into German-held territory. He deployed his Irvin backpack-style parachute at an altitude of 1000 …
Frank Panepento, a technology teacher at the Batavia Middle School, dedicated a roof slate plaque during the Veterans Day Ceremony on Wednesday morning. The plaque was created with the recent roof slate removed during a construction project at VA/WNY Batavia Campus. The slate dates back to the early 30’s when …