In honor of Veterans’ Day, the Corning plant in Oneonta this morning surprised military veterans among its employees with a honorary plaque bearing all their names. Above, plant manager Beth Parent, center, poses with, from left, Tom Beams, Navy 1977-85; Michael Freyer, Navy 1980-84; Skip Copperwheat, Navy 1975-79; Bob Platt, Marines, 2000-’15; James Murray, National Guard 1989-’95 and Army 1995-99, and Aron Jessien, Marines 2004-’13. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
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If those who voted “no” are not related in any way to our hometown heroes of fathers, mothers, sisters, and brothers, or others, then why should they care, and why should they have a say in a vote that has no bearing on them?…
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