Cost of Freedom Tribute

Thank you to the men and women who serve and protect us every day.

~ Let Us Never Forget ~Hiram G. Luhman American Legion Post #626, Oakfield-Alabama, NY

Oakfield-Alabama ~ Pembroke

COST of FREEDOM TRIBUTEAmerican Veterans Traveling Tribute

Sponsored by American Legion Post 626 · Oakfield-AlabamaJune 11 – June 15, 2014 · Town of Pembroke Park



The Cost of FreedomBy Abby Shaw

The cost of freedom is certainly not free

So let’s all bow and take a knee;

For the ones who have served

And the ones who have died;

For the ones who have lived

And the ones who have cried.

We pay respect to those with a silent pause;

We also respect those who died for the cause.

Thank you all who have died for me.

I thank God for those who let us be free.



Wednesday June 11, 2014 Motorcycle Escort

Depart Home Depot parking lot - Batavia, NY - KSU 10:00 AM

Prayer at Escort site - Rev. Joey LiPuma - Hogs for Heroes Foundation

Prayer at wall site - Allen Werk - Genesee County Sheriff Dept. Chaplain

Escort Coordinator – John Post, American Legion Rider’s #567, Southern Tier NY Chapter

Escort Road Captain – Fred Henry, Patriot Guard & American Legion Post #626 member

Special support from the NYS Police, Genesee County Sheriffs Dept & Local Fire Depts

Thursday June 12, 2014*11:30 am Assemble of Color Guards in the infield

12 Noon Opening Ceremony

Lowering of park flag to half staff by 98th Division Drill Sgt.

Jumping in of the American flag by Special Forces Association Parachute Team Fort Bragg, N.C.

Air Support by WNY Sky Diving from Akron, NY

National Anthem by Harmony Bordinaro

Pledge of Allegiance - Bobbie Metcalfe of Blue Star Mothers

Invocation by American Legion Post 626 Chaplain, Patrick Wilson

Introduction of guest speaker by LTC William Fava (U.S. Army Retired)

Guest speaker Brigadier General Frank Cipolla (U.S. Army Retired)

Placement of Memorial Wreath by American Legion Post #626 & VFW Post #1484

Placement of additional wreaths by Vietnam Veterans Chapter #193 / Blue Star Mothers, Gold Star Mothers / American Legion Post #626 Auxiliary / Genesee County American Legion, Genesee County American Legion Auxiliary

Benediction by American Legion Post #626 Chaplain Patrick Wilson

Rifle Salute by North / South Skirmish Association of WNY

Taps by Tom Cecere

Fly over at 1300hrs if Pentagon Approved

1:30 pm Songs by Danny B - Patriotic Music

8:00 pm Daily Closing Ceremony

Benediction by Rev. Patrick Wilson, Alabama Baptist Church

Rifle Salute by North / South Skirmish Association of WNY

Taps by Tom Cecere & Frank Panepento



Friday June 13, 2014 Law Enforcement Day

8:00 am Opening Ceremony

Invocation by Rev. Karen Grinnell, Indian Falls United Methodist Church

Amazing Grace on Bagpipe by John Smith

Rifle Salute by Niagara County Sheriffs Honor Guard

Taps by Brian Freeman

10:00 am T-Jam Entertainment – Patriotic Music

1:00 pm Law Enforcement Ceremony

Pledge of Allegiance by Bethany & Sophia Zwolinski

National Anthem by NY State Trooper Daniel Brown

Opening prayer by NYSP Chaplain

Introduction of Guest by Speaker Genesee County Sheriff Gary T. Maha

Guest Speaker Brian Boetig, FBI Special Agent in Charge of Buffalo Division

Placement of Memorial Wreath

Closing prayer by NYSP Chaplain

NYSP Bagpipers

21 Gun Salute by NYSP Rifle Team

Taps by Tom Cecere

8:00 pm Closing Ceremony

Benediction by Rev. Karen Grinnell, Indian Falls United Methodist Church


Rifle Salute by Niagara County Sheriffs Honor Guard




Saturday June 14, 2014 Fire Fighters / First Responders Day


Invocation by Rev. Russ Peters, Alabama Full Gospel Fellowship

Rifle Salute by 98th Division Drill Sgt.

Taps by Tom Cecere

11:00 am Corfu Community Band - Patriotic Music

1:00 pm Fire Fighters Ceremony

National Anthem by Angela Haas

Opening prayer by Jack Olson

Guest speaker Timothy Yeager, Genesee County Fire Coordinator

Placement of Memorial Wreath by Mary Dix & Son

Closing prayer by Rev. Roula Alkouri, Batavia First Presbyterian Church


21 Gun Salute - 98th Division Drill Sgt.

Taps by Tom Cecere

4:00 pm St Joe’s of Batavia Reunion Brass Ensemble - Patriotic Music


Benediction by Rev. Joey LiPuma Joyful Ministries

Rifle Salute by 98th Division Drill Sgt.




Sunday June 15, 2014


Invocation by Rev. Mike Stuart /Genesee County Joint Veterans

Rifle Salute by Genesee County Joint Veterans Honor Guard

Taps by Tom Cecere

10:00 am Reading of COFT poems

*12:30 pm Assemble of Color Guards in the infield


Pledge of Allegiance by Post 626 Commander Norman Birch

National Anthem by Doug Allen

Introduction of guest speaker - Nicole Begin, Pembroke Town Clerk

Guest Speaker Charles Nesbitt

Reading of poem on front of stone by- Ron Sessamen

Reading of Cost of Freedom poem on back of stone - Abby Shaw

Introduce Dedication Speaker - Nicole Begin, Pembroke Town Clerk

Dedication of Memorial Stone by Steve Hawley

Benediction by American Legion Post 626 Chaplain Patrick Wilson

Rifle Salute by American Legion Post 880 Eden, NY Honor Guard

Taps by – American Legion Post 880 Eden, NY Honor Guard

Rising of park flag to full staff

Retiring of the Colors



In Kind Services Donated Thanks for your Support

914 Security forces / Dept. of Air Force Police

Abram Rental

Air Force Reserve Recruiting

Alabama VFD

American Legion Post 204 Medina, NY

American Legion Post 332

American Legion Post 626 Ladies Auxiliary

American Legion Riders

Batavia Home Depot

Batavia Office Max

Batavia Wal-Mart

Blue Star Mothers

Boys Scouts of America

Buffalo Division of the FBI

Channel 7 News Buffalo

Chapter 2 Hogs for Heroes

City of Batavia Fire Dept.

City Slickers

Civil Air Patrol NY - 253

Corfu Community Band

Corfu VFD

D&R Depot Restaurant

Danny B Songs

Darien Lakes Econo Lodge

Delta Airlines

Denny’s of Corfu

Dick’s Sporting Goods Batavia

Delre’s Greenhouse & Garden Center

Doug Allen

Enterprise Car Rental

FBI Special Agent Brian Boetig

Galle Memorial Studio

Genesee - Orleans Tiger Football

Genesee Community College

Genesee County AmeriCorps

Genesee County Emergency Services

Genesee County Sheriffs

Gen. Frank Cipolla

Glena Photography

Harmony Bordinaro

Harrington’s Greenhouse

Indian Falls VFD

Jeff Allen

Jeff Caleb

John Caleb

John Smith

John Woodworth

Ladies Auxiliary Post 900 Akron, NY

Lancaster Amateur Radio Club

Lawmen Motorcycle Club

Legacy Vets MC

Leroy Fire District

Lisa Papke

LTC William Fava

Lunar Services Co.

M&S Tatical Solutions

M&T Bank Corfu, NY

Maj Michael Cerretto NYS Police

McCabe Enterprises

Mercy Flight of WNY

Mumford F.D. 911 Trailer

Newell Faulkner Post 880

New York State Police

Niagara County Sheriffs

Niagara Falls Air Base

Nicole Begin

North/South Skirmish Association

NYS Dept. of Corrections

Oakfield VFD

P.S.I. Disposal

Pam Ware

Patriot Guard

Pembroke Kiwanis

Pembroke Youth Association

Pudgie’s Lawn & Garden

Ricky Lee

Ron & Newts

RSVP of Genesee County

Salvation Army of Batavia

Shawn O’Connor

Sonrisa Press

Special Forces Association Parachute Team

Steve Hawley

St Joe’s Reunion Brass Ensemble

Superior Garden Décor

T-Jam Entertainment

The Batavia Daily News

Timothy Yaerger Gen. Co. Fire Coordinator

Tom Cecere

Town & Country Florist Williamsville, NY

Town of Batava Fire Dept.

Town of Pembroke

Town of Pembroke Historians

Tutor Doctor

VFW Post 1483 Medina, NY

VFW Post 900 Akron, NY

Vietnam Vets MC

Vietnam Vets Chapter 193

Western NY Concrete

WNY Skydivers

Wyoming Corrections



Monetary Donations (In Memory of)

Orleans Veterans Club Inc. Special Bell JarLincoln Post 1483 Medina VFWMedina VFW #1483 AuxiliaryPembroke Historical SocietyPhilip & Susan HubbertWestern Region NYSCOPBA ............................................... (Our fallen brothers & sisters)Device Engineering Inc.Albion Elks Lodge 1006American Legion Auxiliary Unit 332 - Batavia, NYGenesee County BoceeNewell Faulker Legion Post #880 - Eden, NY ....................................... (2 military panels)Newell Faulker Legion Post #880 - Eden, NY ....................................... (2 military panels)R.A. Haitz Company Inc.The town of Alabama, NYTonawanda Seneca Merchants AssociationVFW Post 1484 Ladies AuxiliaryVFW Post 1484 Men’s AuxiliaryAlbion Correctional Facilty NYSCOPBA ......................................................(All Veterans)American Legion - Post 575 BergenAmericn Legion - Riders Weatfield Post 1451East Aurora American Legion Post 36244th NY VolunteersAlabama Hunt Club, Inc.Amvets Medallion Post #13Anthony J. Piedimonte ProduceAttica Lions ClubBatavia American Legion Post #332 ......................................................... (WWI Veterans)Bailey Electric - Corfu, NYBCTGM Local 36G - Buffalo, NYBlue Star Mother of America, Inc. NY #1Burdett & Sanford Funeral Home ...................... (30 Marines 1 Navy Corpsman that died inCommunity Fire CO Inc. - Pavilon, NYCorfu Rescue Hook & Ladder Co. #1Corfu VFW Post 9000Delmar FarmsEagle Memorial Legion Post 1720 - Bliss, NY..........................................(Lower Sampson)East Pembroke VFD

chopper crash 1/26/05 near Ar Rubah Iraq)



Monetary Donations (In Memory of)

Friends of Steve HawleyGenesee County S.C.O.P.EGenesee Valley Penny SaverHansen Brothers Det #951 Marine Corps League ......(Marine Barracks Bombing in Beirut)Holley Rotary ClubHome DepotJeffery & Janette Post ..................................................................... (LT. Col Lester A. Gibb)Joe Joyce ..................................................................................................(James A. Joyce)Kreher’s Poultry FarmsLawmen Motorcycle Club .................. (NYS Trooper Kevin P. Dobson and all fallen officers)LeRoy Fire District ............................................................(Fire fighters of Leroy Fire Dist.)Lions Club of Akron, NY ....................................................(Thanks to All who have served)Michael TomaszewskiMiller’s Son Shine Acres Inc.Mumford Fire Dept., Inc ............................................................... (All Mumford Veterans)NYSCOPBA Orleans SectorPerry’s Ice Cream - Akron, NYRapids V.F.D. - Clarence Center, NYRed Nights MC Chapter 24- Warsaw, NY ...................... (Deceased members of Chapter 24)Rice-Hallick VFW Post 5465 ................................................................... (John Woodbury)Ron Sessamen Shelby V.F.D. Stans Harley Davidson, Inc.Tammi & Norman BirchTotem Pole Smoke & Gas MartTown of Alabama V.F.D.UA Local Union No. 22 - Orchard Park, NYUSW Local 6992 - Buffalo, NYVFW Post 2890 - Brockport, NY ...................................................(Comrades of Post 2890)Village of OakfieldWhiting Door Manufacturing Corp.Baxter Healthcare Corp.Aurora Vietnam VeteransRodney WinksternArrowhawk Smoke Shop & Gas MartAttica Veterans Memorial Association, Inc.Botts Fiorito Post 576 Ladies Auxiliary - Le Roy, NY



Monetary Donations ~In Memory Of~

Buffalo Crushed StoneHarder O’Donnell Post 734 - Attica, NYLamb Farms Inc.Lt. Col. Matt Urban VFW Post 7275 - Lancaster, NYMedina SAL Squadron 204 ...................................... (Departed members of Squadron #204)North American Iroquois Veterans AssociationOakfield Family PharmacyOrleans Veterans Club / VFW Post 4635Robert KotarskiSAL Sqdrn Post 734 - Attica, NYSeneca Gaming Corp.U.S. Gypsum Co.Vietnam Veterans Chapter 77 - Tonawanda, NYWyoming County Join VeteransAkron SAL Squadron #900Amada Tool American Inc.Association of former NYS Troopers, Inc.Attica Lion ClubAurora VFW Post 205Bank of AkronButts-Clark Post 204 American Legion Butts-Clark Legion Post #204 Bell JarCorfu GarageFrontier Vol. Fire Co. - Niagara Falls, NY ........................(Fallen members Frontier Fire Co.)Gasport American Legion Post 1253 ........................................... (Fallen Vets of Post 1253)Genesee County American LegionGenesee County Fish & GameGumption Depot, Inc. - Spencerport, NYJoseph Cusimano ..........................................................................................(Bill Squires)Joseph M. Coleins Post 6239 - Alexander, NYLee & Diane Sage ..............................................................................(George R. Scharlau)Lockport, NY Elks Lodge #14 .......................................................................(All Veterans)Niagara Falls All Airborne - Chapter 82nd, Airborn Div.Pittsford V.F.D. ....................................................................................(All Fallen Soldiers)Pudgie’s Lawn & GardenRev. James Fugle ......................................................................... (In memory of Leo Fugle)Rez Smoke & Gas Shop



Monetary Donations ~In Memory Of~

Red and Rose RobinsonThe family of Gino Fava ..............................................................(In memory of Gino Fava)The Medicine ShoppeUinnovative Energy Systems - Oakfield, NYVFW Elma Memorial Post 5861VFW Post 4823 - Warsaw, NYWalter Klein Post 532, Inc. - Warsaw, NYWarthogs M/C Rochester ChapterWilson VFD CO #1, Inc.Alan J. Barcomb, MDAmerican Legion Post 434 - Brocton, NY Anna Ingalsbe Lovell Chapter NSDARAnn Hecht ...................................................................................(Raymond J. Schubu Sr.)Betty & John VandersypenBlue Knights of NYDeanna KeenanEven RussellHamburg Lakeshore Overseas Veterans, Inc.IRA Springs VFW Post 273 - Oakfield, NYJohn & Myrna MagnusKistner Concrete ProductsLinda Calkins .............................................................. (Jim Calkins & panels 39W & 40W)LTC Gerard S. Siuta.............................................................. (John BoBo & Roland Settimi)Niagara County American Legion AuxiliaryRandall PrintupRaymond & Patty PeltonSt. Paul BLVD Fire Assoc. Inc. - Rochester, NYVFW Post 7795 - Wales, NY .......................................................... (Sgt. Mark Rademache)Stan & Kathy WeberWolcottsville V.F.D. ......................................................................................(All Veterans)Brian Couzens Charlene SnyderLinda Jenkin CostanzoMike & Becky Cherry Pam WareRose & Bob SessamenSonrisa Press LLC

Thanks to all who volunteered in any way to help make this event successful.

We apologize if we overlooked anyone.

Freedom is not free.

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