10TH DIVISION BAND PLAYS HERE
Dean Of Oneonta
WWII Vets, Drago
Honored At Concert
Gene Schmidt, organizer of this afternoon’s 10th Mountain Division Jazz Band concert, shakes hand with World War II veteran Tony Drago, Oneonta, after Drago was honored with a surprise mayoral proclamation preceding this afternoon’s performance in the SUNY Alumni Field House. At 97, Drago is among the city’s oldest surviving veterans. At right, soloist Sgt. Michelle Dykes, stationed Fort Drum near Watertown, sings while accompanied by Specialist Derrick on tuba. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)