Find Your Daily Voice
45°
Tag: United States Marine Corps
NY State Police Donate Over 1,300 Toys To Area Children For Christmas
New York State Police in Troop K, with the help of local businesses and the United States Marine Corps, has amassed 1,329 toys for donation to the Dutchess County Toys for Tots chapter.
Between Wednesday, Nov. 25 and Friday, Dec. 18, members of the community dropped off new, unwrapped toys at Troop K headquarters in Salt Point for donation. Then, area members of the Marine Corps picked up the donated presents for distribution to children in the area.
All 18 police stations in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Columbia counties participated in the Toys for Tots program.
Fdny Firefighter, Ex-Hudson Valley Resident Killed In Afghanistan
A U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb on Monday, April 8 was a New York City firefighter and a former Westchester resident.
Christopher A. Slutman, 43, of Ladder Company 27 in the South Bronx, a 15-year veteran of the department, died as a result of injuries sustained while on active duty in Afghanistan, said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Slutman, who lived in Yonkers with his wife and three children for years, most recently lived in Wilmington, Delaware, and commuted to New York to work, according to News 4.
The well-liked firefighter was honored five years ago…