Letters From Fallen Soldiers Highlight Middletown Wallkill Memorial Day Service

Barry Schnipper (C), flanked by Congressman Pat Ryan (L) and veteran Tom Nosworthy (R) reads a letter by a soldier that died in action at a Memorial Day service held in Middletown, N.Y., on March 27, 2024. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times

City of Middletown and Town of Wallkill residents honored fallen soldiers at a Memorial Day service at Middletown Elks Lodge on May 27.

It was the first post-pandemic service by the Middletown Wallkill Veterans Council, which, since its founding in 1963, had hosted a combined Memorial Day ceremony between the two municipalities until COVID-19 disrupted the tradition, according to the council’s director, Bob Hayward.