ALBANY, N.Y. \u2013 Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon, D-119, has announced that New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation Buttenschon co-sponsored designating the State of New York as a Purple Heart State into law.<\/p>\n
In honor of tremendous courage, sacrifice, and service of our state\u2019s military heroes, this momentous milestone formally enshrines New York\u2019s profound gratitude to the military men and women who have been wounded or killed in service to the United States Armed Forces.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis recognition speaks to the heart of who we are as New Yorkers and as a nation,\u201d Buttenschon said. \u201cWe believe in service, in community, and in standing up for those who stood up for us. It is my hope that by designating New York as a Purple Heart State, we are sending a clear message: your sacrifices will never be forgotten, and your service will forever be honored.\u201d<\/p>\n
General George Washington established the Purple Heart in 1782 and it\u2019s our nation\u2019s oldest military honor. The award is designated with great reverence to the members of the armed forces who are wounded or killed in combat actions.<\/p>\n
New York\u2019s new designation serves to further recognize the state\u2019s strong connection to the Purple Heart community and represents our solemn commitment to ensuring these heroes and their families receive the recognition and support they so truly deserve.<\/p>\n
With more than 700,000 veterans living in New York, today\u2019s designation reinforces the state\u2019s dedication to supporting veterans and their families through services, remembrance and public education.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we honor those who paid the ultimate price for freedom, and all those who served this upcoming Veteran\u2019s Day,\u201d Buttenschon said. \u201cIn the words of President John F. Kennedy \u2018As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we honor our nation\u2019s heroes, we must recommit ourselves to those ideals that have made this great nation, embody them, and let their legacy guide us in all future endeavors,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALBANY, N.Y. \u2013 Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon, D-119, has announced that New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has signed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32440,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[85,267,9,11,10,49,51,50],"class_list":{"0":"post-32439","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-latest-headlines","9":"tag-local-news","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-headlines","12":"tag-new-york-news","13":"tag-new-york-state","14":"tag-new-york-state-headlines","15":"tag-new-york-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}