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Support Rising For NY Marine Seeking ‘Normal Life’ With Help Of Service Dog Support Rising For NY Marine Seeking ‘Normal Life’ With Help Of Service Dog
Support Rising For NY Marine Seeking ‘Normal Life’ With Help Of Service Dog Support is swelling for a New York Marine hoping to raise enough money to purchase a service dog that can help him cope with mental illnesses stemming from his time in service. Schenectady County resident Scott Matthews, age 24, of Duanesburg, served active duty in the Marines for four years, including one tour to Bahrain between December 2019 and March 2020, he told Daily Voice. Related Report: Doggie Paddle: Ballston Spa Army Veteran Kayaking, Biking 4K Miles Fundraising For Service Dogs The 2016 Guilderland High School graduate, who now works in commercial heating, cooling, and ref…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Rockland Mourns Death Of Purple Heart Recipient, Vets Chief Jerry Donnellan Rockland Mourns Death Of Purple Heart Recipient, Vets Chief Jerry Donnellan
Rockland Mourns Death Of Purple Heart Recipient, Vets Chief Jerry Donnellan Former longtime Rockland Veterans Service Agency Director Jerry Donnellan died Friday at his home in Clarkstown. He was 71. He had retired last year after 30 years of county service. Donnellan was a three-time Purple Heart recipient and U.S. Army sergeant who has shown generations of returning members of the service that they can live productive lives – even if they suffered devastating injuries as he did. His full obituary can be found by clicking here: He took the county job after losing his right leg during the Vietnam War and working as a stage manager for Frank Sinatra. There were s…

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by Jon Craig