Fort Hamilton Garrison leadership team present Ozzie Fletcher with a coin following the ceremony. The Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. James C. McConville, presented the Purple Heart to World War II veteran and life-long New York City resident Mr. Osceola “Ozzie” Fletcher, June 18, 2021 at the Fort Hamilton Community Club here. Fort Hamilton’s Garrison Commander, Col. Craig Martin, said, Brooklyn and New York City represent the best of America in our diversity and our patriotism. “Ozzie Fletcher and those from the Greatest Generation reflect these key attributes and they have deeply invested these and themselves in the subsequent generations that now live in the New York City you see today. It is both appropriate and our privilege to host Mr. Fletcher on Fort Hamilton… in his hometown… a place where we can equally honor him for receiving this medal as well as for instilling in us what service should mean to every New Yorker,” Martin added.
| Date Taken: | 06.18.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 06.25.2021 08:59 |
| Photo ID: | 6708581 |
| VIRIN: | 210618-D-YF089-195 |
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| Location: | BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, US |
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U.S. ARMY AWARDS PURPLE HEART TO 99-YEAR-OLD WORLD WAR II VETERAN AT FORT HAMILTON
WWII
Army; Fort Hamilton; Ozzie Fletcher; Chief of Staff of the Army
Purple Heart; Brooklyn; Race; Racism
