Scarsdale Honors Veterans at Moving Ceremony

The Village of Scarsdale produced a moving ceremony to honor those who served on Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2026. The Scarsdale Color Guard, clergy, Village officials, local lawmakers, scouts, veterans and their families were all on hand to participate in and witness the solemn proceedings.
“The freedoms we enjoy today did not come without sacrifice,” noted Scarsdale Mayor Justin Arest. “They have been protected and preserved by generations of Americans willing to put their country before themselves. We owe them not only our gratitude, but our promise that their service and sacrifices will never be forgotten.”

Both boy and girl scouts contributed to the day, raising the flag and leading the pledge of allegiance. For Good Measure, the Scarsdale High School A Cappella Group sang the national anthem and the memorial wreath was presented and placed in the Boniface Circle Memorial by the Scarsdale-Edgemont Girl Scouts.

Dominic Morelli, Commander of American Legion Post 52 represented the post and the veterans in attendance.

State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin shared the poem, “It Is The Soldier,” written by Charles M. Province:

It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.
It is the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the Soldier, not the poet
Who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer
Who has given us freedom to protest.
It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the Soldier, not the politician
Who has given us the right to vote.
It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.”

Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Commerce Paul Dabbar also attended the Scarsdale ceremony.

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