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Warwick Officials Observe Veterans Day

[CREDIT: Kim Wineman] Mayor Frank Picozzi and Rep. Camille Vella-Wilkinson (D-Dist. 21) led Warwick officials in a Veterans Day observance at City Hall Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.

[CREDIT: Kim Wineman] Mayor Frank Picozzi and Rep. Camille Vella-Wilkinson (D-Dist. 21) led Warwick officials in a Veterans Day observance at City Hall Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.
[CREDIT: Kim Wineman] Mayor Frank Picozzi and Rep. Camille Vella-Wilkinson (D-Dist. 21), center, led Warwick officials in a Veterans Day observance at City Hall Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.
WARWICK, RI — Mayor Frank Picozzi, state lawmakers, Warwick City Councillors, Warwick Police and Warwick Fire members gathered at Warwick City Hall Friday to observe Veterans Day with a brief proclamation.

Picozzi and Rep. Camille Vella Wilkinson, (D-Dist 21) led the ceremony, with included police and fire honor guards, Warwick City Council President Steve McAllister, DAV Chapter 9, Council members Bill Foley and Jim McElroy, WPD Col. Brad Connors,  WFD Chief Peter McMasters, Rep. Joe Solomon (D-Dist. 22), Sen. Mark McKenney (D-Dist. 30) and Matt LaMountain (D-Dist. 31).

Veterans Day in Warwick is typically a small official observance, often with a new element of veterans service honored. Last year, during the first in-person Veterans Day observed since the COVID-19 pandemic,  Mayor Frank Picozzi, and Rep. Camille Vella-Wilkinson (D-Dist. 21), joined other city and state officials to unveil a placeholder version of a cast aluminum medallion for the memorial stone honoring veterans of the Cold War in front of Warwick Veterans Memorial Middle School. The medallion is a replica of the Cold War medal awarded by Congress to members of the armed services serving during the Cold War.

[CREDIT: Kim Wineman] Warwick officials gathered at City Hall for a Veterans Day observance at City Hall Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. From left is Warwick City Council President Steve McAllister, Councilman McElroy, Councilman Foley, and Sen. Mark McKenney.
[CREDIT: Kim Wineman] Warwick officials gathered at City Hall for a Veterans Day observance at City Hall Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. From left is Warwick City Council President Steve McAllister, Councilman McElroy, Councilman Foley, and Sen. Mark McKenney.
[CREDIT: Kim Wineman] Warwick officials gathered at City Hall for a Veterans Day observance at City Hall Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Pictured above, front, is WPD Chief Col. Brad Connors.
[CREDIT: Kim Wineman] Warwick officials gathered at City Hall for a Veterans Day observance at City Hall Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Pictured above, front, is WPD Chief Col. Brad Connors.
[CREDIT: Kim Wineman] Mayor Frank Picozzi and Rep. Camille Vella-Wilkinson (D-Dist. 21) led Warwick officials in a Veterans Day observance at City Hall Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Above, Vella-Wilkinson stands before the WFD Honor Guard during the observance.
[CREDIT: Kim Wineman] Mayor Frank Picozzi and Rep. Camille Vella-Wilkinson (D-Dist. 21) led Warwick officials in a Veterans Day observance at City Hall Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Above, Vella-Wilkinson stands before the WFD Honor Guard during the observance.
[CREDIT: Kim Wineman] Mayor Frank Picozzi and Rep. Camille Vella-Wilkinson (D-Dist. 21) led Warwick officials in a Veterans Day observance at City Hall Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Above, WPD Chief Connors stands with the WPD Honor Guard during the observance.
[CREDIT: Kim Wineman] Mayor Frank Picozzi and Rep. Camille Vella-Wilkinson (D-Dist. 21) led Warwick officials in a Veterans Day observance at City Hall Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Above, WPD Chief Connors stands with the WPD Honor Guard during the observance.
[CREDIT: Kim Wineman] Mayor Frank Picozzi and Rep. Camille Vella-Wilkinson (D-Dist. 21) led Warwick officials in a Veterans Day observance at City Hall Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Above, Picozzi stands before the WFD Honor Guard during the observance.
 

Rob Borkowski
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Rob has worked as reporter and editor for several publications, including The Kent County Daily Times and Coventry Courier, before working for Gatehouse in MA then moving home with Patch Media. Now he's publisher and editor of WarwickPost.com. Contact him at [email protected] with tips, press releases, advertising inquiries, and concerns.

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