Coventry-West Greenwich Elks Host Veterans Ceremony
Honorees received awards and gift cards for their service.
The Coventry-West Greenwich Elks BPOE #2285 recently hosted a Salute to Our Veterans/Veterans Stand Down ceremony. More than 170 Veterans attended the ceremony and represented all branches of the armed services; Marines, Navy, Air Force, Army and Coast Guard. Distinguished guests included Keynote Speaker Brigadier General Charles E. Petracca, Army National Guard Assistant Adjutant General; Chief Master Sargent Lori Ashness, USAF; Coventry-West Greenwich Exhalted Ruler, Rosemarie Besson; RI Senators Frank Maher and Nicholas Kettle; RI States Elks Vice President West, Barry Cole, US Navy; RI State Elks Veterans Chairman, Ernest Faiola, US Navy; Coventry-West Greenwich BPOE #2285 Chairman, Phil Malouin, US Coast Guard and Co-chairman, …
