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Got badge? The Combat Infantrymen’s Association wants you. (Women, too.)

February
25

There are dozens of organizations for veterans, so we’re counting on our readers to help us get to know all of them. Post a comment (click on the “Comments” link at the end of this post) about any military organization you belong to in Rockland, Putnam or Westchester counties, and we’ll link to the group’s Web site and get the word out about your events.

combatbadge2.jpgIf, like my father, you have one of these – a Combat Infantryman Badge, awarded to Army soldiers who have served in battle – the Headquarters Company of the Combat Infantrymen’s Association wants you. The regional group has about 500 members, including 20 “just signed up in Camp Smith last week,” said Dominic Esposito, the company’s corps commander and a World War II veteran wounded at the Battle of the Bulge.

Don’t be fooled by the name: female combat veterans are welcome, too.

Members meet at noon on the first Wednesday of every month, in a conference room at the Jefferson Valley Mall. The group helps combat veterans file claims, organizes volunteer efforts at the VA Hospital in Montrose, and raises funds for memorials. Dues are $25 annually. For more information, call Esposito at 914-245-5564.

This entry was posted on Monday, February 25th, 2008 at 6:45 am by Nicole Neroulias.
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One Response to “Got badge? The Combat Infantrymen’s Association wants you. (Women, too.)”

  1. Joe Barca

    There are NO women
    with a Combat Infantryman Badge.
    They would be welcome, IF and WHEN.

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KatieRich Liebson is a "military brat" who grew up on bases in the U.S. and Germany during his father's 23-year career as an Air Force enlisted man. Rich enlisted in the Army in 1976 and until his discharge in 1980 was assigned to the 78th Engineer Battalion in Ettlingen, Germany, as a public information specialist and translator. He's been a reporter at The Journal News and its forerunner, the Reporter Dispatch, for more than 20 years. During that time he's covered a variety of beats and has written frequently about veterans and veterans issues.
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