Onondaga County Legislator Bill Meyer today announced legislation to add the names of veterans who served during recent conflicts and wars to the Honor Roll at the War Memorial. The current Honor Roll includes veterans who enlisted in Onondaga County and served in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Berlin Crisis and Gulf War I.
The legislation address veterans who served during Lebanon/Granada, Panama and the Gulf-Afghanistan conflicts. The Legislature Facilities Committee will consider the bill at its November meeting.
The legislation requests that the Oncenter Complex's Veterans Advisory Committee make recommendations on the issue to the Legislature.
John C. DeSpirito III, chairman of that committee, said he would look forward to gathering input from the local veterans community and moving forward with adding the more recent veterans.
Any legislation passed to include new veterans on the Honor Roll also will apply to a new wall of honor to be added to the War Memorial for veterans who enlisted outside Onondaga County but who lived here at least 10 years.