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NY J01261
Resolution
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Hinchey
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AI Summary
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Posthumously awards the New York State Senate Liberty Medal to Salvatore J. Costanzo, to be celebrated at the Columbia County Honor a Veteran ceremony on August 25, 2025
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Recognizes Costanzo's U.S. Navy service from 1965-1967 aboard the USS Coral Sea during the Vietnam War, where he served as supervisor of the electronic storeroom and received the Vietnam Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Vietnam Campaign Medal
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Honors his career at the New York State Department of Veterans Affairs, where he worked as assistant to the Director advocating for veterans
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Acknowledges his community involvement as past commander of Stuyvesant Falls VFW Post No. 9593, member of Stuyvesant Fire Company, St. John's Lutheran Church, and the Columbia County Honor-a-Vet Committee
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Notes Costanzo was born November 11, 1942, in Schenectady, NY, and passed away November 13, 2017, at age 75, survived by his son David and grandson Mark
Legislative Description
Commending Salvatore J. Costanzo posthumously upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of a Liberty Medal, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the New York State Senate
Last Action
ADOPTED
1/13/2026