| Duty
Position(s): Sentinel Relief Commander Relief: Brief Army History: Units: |
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| Awards
/ Decorations: Army Commendation Medal Army Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal Tomb Guard Identification Badge |
Campaigns:
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Highest Rank:
Specialist (E-4) |
| Home
City / State: New York City, New York |
Date of Birth: |
After the Army:
After the Army, I returned to a Management Training Program with a now
defunct New York City bank. I have survived two bank mergers and have been, and continue to be, a Vice President in branch operations for three banks and counting.
Family Information:
My wife Doris and I have a beautiful daughter - Daniela and a wonderful step-son - Dominick
Petruccelli.
Current
Occupation:
Vice President in branch operations for three banks.
Degrees/Schooling:
BA from St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY
National School of Savings Banking at Fairfield University
Most Memorable Moment at Tomb:
I look back fondly with many wonderful memories; two stand out.
My first walk in front of the public was on a Sunday morning in September 1970. The cemetery would just be opening and no one should be there for the "change." About 15 minutes before I was to go up I noticed the guys act a little different, almost protective. When I finally went upstairs, and turned to look towards the Tomb, I saw the biggest crowd I had seen since Memorial Day. Unknown to us, Cardinal Cook from New York City (my home town) came with many bus loads of Pilgrims to visit The Shrine of Immaculate Conception, the Kennedy grave side and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. I seemed to have made it through the change and walk without incident. I think Bob Condon and Mike Lahr gave me a C+ and Sgt Kiehl gave me the base boards to paint.
My second and most sentimental was December 1970 when my parents came to see me for the first time. Every sentinel reading this can identify with the emotions of the moment.
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