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boatingonthehudson.com
SALUTE TO
FREEDOM-
Gone But
Not Forgotten
by
John H. Vargo, Publisher
“Hello to our Salute to
Freedom friends and
Supporters” from Brian
Young, Chairman of
the Salute to Freedom
operation.....
The Cortlandt Yacht Club’s annual Salute to Freedom
started out with just one boat. My daughter Laura, a VA
nurse working for veterans and their families, asked me
in the fall of 2011 if she could invite two local wounded
warriors and their families from the Scranton, PA area
to go out for a ride on our boat up the beautiful Hudson
River the following summer. She just wanted to show
them how much they were appreciated for their service
and all that they have given and sacrificed to protect
our freedom. From that, upon hearing about the boat
ride, some boat owners from the CYC, including Bob
Desiderio, who was also a member of the Ossining