Honoring Heroes

Yorktown commemorates Veterans Day with ceremony

Community gathers to recognize sacrifice and service

Quartermaster VFW Post 8328 Michael O'Conner, Councilman Sergio Esposito, Boy Scout James Muggeo, Pastor Julio Vasquez of Freedom Chapel, Maj. Michael Sheridan

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Veteran David Helfand and a Scout from Troop 173 at the Nov. 11, 2025, Veterans Day ceremony.

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Michael O'Conner and Michael Sheridan

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Community gathers at The Veteran Memorials Circle.

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The town of Yorktown honored local heroes with a Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11.

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Scouts from Troop 173 showed appreciation and served food.

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Deputy Supervisor and Councilman Sergio Esposito delivers remarks.

Photo courtesy of Chris Muggeo

Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2025 12:37 pm

BY MIRANDA FERRANTE

Staff Reporter

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. — The town of Yorktown honored local veterans with a ceremony on Nov. 11 — a poignant moment of reflection at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month — at The Veteran Memorials Circle, located behind Town Hall.

Community members gathered to pay tribute to those who have served, with remarks and moments of pause to honor their sacrifice. The park is home to the town’s five memorial stones honoring World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the War on Terror.

The day-of ceremony followed the annual Veterans Day Parade in Shrub Oak on Sunday, Nov. 9, which led from Lakeland High School to the John C. Hart Memorial Library. For photos from the parade, click here.