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NY J02915
Resolution
Status
12/22/2022
Primary Sponsor
James Tedisco
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AI Summary
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Senate commends Sullivan Alois for receiving the Liberty Medal, the highest individual honor bestowed by the New York State Senate, to be presented at the Schenectady County Honor-A-Veteran Ceremony on December 10, 2022
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Alois served as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division during Operation Power Pack in the Dominican Republic in 1965, where he was wounded and received his first Purple Heart
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Alois served in the Vietnam War from February 1968 to February 1969 with the 173rd Airborne Brigade and as a Captain with the Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) Mobile Advisory Team
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Alois received multiple military decorations including a second Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Air Medal for Valor, Army Commendation Medal, and New York State Cross for Conspicuous Service and Gallantry
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After military service, Alois worked as a science teacher and principal at Schenectady High School for over 40 years before retiring in 2010, and remains active in Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 357 and the Schenectady Rotary Club
Legislative Description
Commending Sullivan Alois upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal
Last Action
ADOPTED
12/22/2022