Salute Independence Honorees

2023 Honorees

Captain Mike Riccardi, US Army (Ret.)

Corporal David Marshall, US Army (Ret.)

PFC Salvatore Scarlato, US Marine Corps

Corporal Richard Mooney, US Marine Corps

Captain Joseph Amato, US Army (Ret.)

2022 Honorees

Eileen Shanahan, Founder and CEO of Warrior Ranch Foundation

Petty Officer 3rd Class Tom McTigue, US Navy (Ret.)

Corporal Peter Finocchio, USA (Ret.)

Captain John E. Wehrum, Sr., Esq., USMC (Ret.)

Corporal Kenneth Frey, USMC (Ret.)

2021 Honorees

George Karatzia, USA (Ret.)

Staff Sergeant Dominck Critelli, USA (Ret.)

Technician Fourth Grade-T4, Dr. John Egner, USA (Ret.)

SP4 James T. Brady, USA (Ret.)

HM3 Petty Officer E-4 Tracy Claudio, USN and Service Dog Hannon

Technical Sergeant Albert Gallo, USA (Ret.)

Technical Sergeant Bud Rosch, USAAC (Ret.)

ETM 3rd Class Jack Stabl, USN (Ret.)

Corporal David Marshall, USA (Ret.)

Petty Officer 3rd Class Thomas McTigue, USN (Ret.)

PFC Frank Agoglia, USA (Ret.)

Seaman First Class Carl Tringali, USN (Ret.)

Technical Sergeant Gil Blum, USA (Ret.)

Corporal Richard Heinl, USA (Ret.)

2020 Honorees

General John W. Nicholson, Jr., USA (Ret.)

PFC Jay Somers, USAAF (Ret.)

Corpsman First Class Milton “Woody” Wolchuck, USN (Ret.)

Specialist E-4 Frank Romero, USA (Ret.)

Specialist E-4 Anthony Sparaco, USA (Ret.)

Specialist E-5 Jay Cavanagh, USA (Ret.)

Sergeant Matt Hiller, USMC (Ret.)

Captain Victor Prato, USA (Ret.) and Service Dog Barbosa

Danae Flood and Lazlo III

 

2019 Honorees

Sergeant P-4 James Uvena, USA (Ret.)

Private First-Class Pasquale Alberella, USA (Ret.)

Petty Officer 3rd Class Edward Martin USN (Ret.)

Sergeant E-5 Gary O’Rourke, USA (Ret.)

Combat Engineer Specialist E-4 David Craven USA (Ret.)

Former DEA Task Force Chief Brian Noone, Inspector General for Town of Oyster Bay

SRA Senior Airman Kenneth Hernandez, USAF (Ret.) and Service Dog Miller IV

2018 Honorees

Captain Michael Caputo, USA (Ret.)

Corporal Marshall Sweetbaum, USA (Ret.)

1st Lt. Peter Heuzey, USA (Ret.)

Sergeant Danny Concannon, USA (Ret.)

Sergeant Caleb Davisson, USMC (Ret.) and Service Dog Velvet IV

Emma Riley, LICSW and Facility Dog Angelo II

2017 Honorees

Sergeant Vincent DeMartino, USA (Ret.)

Sergeant Jonathan Dizinno, USA (Ret.)

Major Anthony Cirenza, USAAF (Ret.)

E4 Specialist Michael Palo, USA (Ret.)

Sergeant Michael LaRocco, USA (Ret.)

Bill Quinn

​​​​​​​2016 Honorees

Corporal Kevin P. Vaughan, USMC (Ret.)

John O’Connell, PSEG Long Island Veteran Employee Business Resource Group

Technical Sergeant Kazuo “Fred” Yamaguchi, USA (Ret.)

Corporal Sherwin Levey, USA (Ret.)

Lieutenant Commander Dr. Cynthia Paulis, USN (Ret.)

​​​​​​​2015 Honorees

Lance Corporal Sean Adams, USMC (Ret.)

Radio Petty Officer Second Class (E-5) Christy Hinko, USN (Ret.)

Specialist Sylinthia Burges, USA (Ret.)

Staff Sergeant Eric Burges, USA (Ret.)

Private First-Class Jack McGowan, USA (Ret.)

Richard Wayne Begandy, USN (Ret.)

Sergeant L. J. Mackin, USMC (Ret.)

2014 Honorees

Lance Corporal Matias Ferreira, USMC (Ret.)

Robert M. Blakeman, U.S. Merchant Marines (Ret.)

Sergeant First Class Francis Michael Powers, Korea

Sergeant Stephen J. Woods, USA (Ret.)

​​​​​​​2013 Honoree

1st Lt. John Fernandez, USA (Ret.)

 

​​​​​​​2012 Honoree

Colonel Vincent Montera, USA (Ret.)