November 10, 2015 (Cheektowaga, NY) ─ Veterans Day is an opportunity to recognize some of the 23 million brave men and women who have selflessly served our country and risked their lives to protect our freedoms. Glenwell, a DePaul Senior Living Community in Cheektowaga, has the honor of caring for several area veterans.

Arthur Abramowski served in the Army in Germany
during World War II where he helped to liberate the
German concentration camps.

 

 

 

Clarence Barr served as a Third Regiment Corporal
in the Army during the Korean War.

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Calafitis served as a First Class Seaman
in the Navy, stationed in Okinawa and
other Pacific venues during World War II.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orland Johnson served as an Army Corporal
and Medic in Florida during World War II.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph Kast served as a Seaman Apprentice
in the Navy on the USS Forestale from
1969-1970 during the Vietnam War.

 

 

 

Earl “Curly” Mayer served as a Commander in the Navy
during the Vietnam War. He was stationed in Memphis,
New Orleans, Puerto Rico, Bermuda and Annapolis. 

 

 

 

Join us in honoring these and other veterans sacrifices with this special tribute video featuring residents from DePaul programs in New York, North Carolina and South Carolina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgEFdgHEwyU.

For more information about Glenwell, please contact Administrator Allison Rath Garvey at (716) 608-7000 or visit us on Facebook.