Putnam County NY Veterans Service Agency

12/31/2025

Thank you to all who came out this morning to honor Werner. While he had no living relatives, we became his family and he will not be forgotten.

Werner Heinert a former resident at the Senator Leibell Putnam County Veterans Residence passed away late December 2025. He had been at the NYS Veterans Nursing Home for several months prior to his death. Werner has no known relatives. We will be holding a brief ceremony at the Cargain Funeral Home in Carmel on January 8th at 8:30 AM. He will then be transported to the Veterans cemetery in Saratoga, NY for interment.

No Veteran should be forgotten it is my hope that we can get a group of Veterans and friends to see Werner off to his final resting place. Please join us on 8th. There will be an Army Honor Guard to celebrate his service to our nation.

09/23/2025

03/25/2025

11/10/2024

Pleas join us as we dismantle the Row of Honor display and store the Flags for the winter.

Volunteers needed:

We will be dismantling the Row of Honor along the shoreline of Lake Gleneida on Saturday, November 16. The Flags will be stored for the winter with tattered ones being retired and replaced. We will be meeting at 9 AM across from George’s Place.

For students who have community volunteer service requirements, we will be happy to provide letters attesting to your volunteer hours.

Please give a couple hours of your time to honor those who served and sacrificed.

10/17/2024

https://www.guardianrevival.org/calendar/2024-11-10-veterans-chow-down

Join Guardian Revival and your fellow veterans for the 10th Annual Veterans Appreciation Chow Down at the Putnam County Golf Course. The Chow Down is a sit-down meal served family style with live entertainment, music, giveaways, and more! Free for local veterans & one guest each.

10/04/2024

09/05/2024

CARMEL – Former County Executive Mary Ellen Odell always referred to Putnam County as “New York State’s most patriotic county—the county that supports its veterans.” Putnam became the first Purple Heart County in the state and the Row of Honor consisting of some 750 American flags placed a...

04/11/2024

Thank you to Shoprite for your continuing support of Veterans.

Due in large part to the fund raising work of Robert J Gillick and his team at Shoprite in Carmel, Putnam County Vet 2 Vet run by Guardian Revival received a donation of $70,000.

Thanks Bob and all of the Shoprite Carmel employees who made this happen.

04/10/2024

Volunteers needed:

We will be installing the Flags for the Row of Honor along the shoreline of Lake Gleneida on Saturday, May 18. We will be meeting at 9 AM across from George’s Place.

This is an excellent opportunity for any student who is looking for community service credit.

Please give a couple hours of your time to honor those who served and sacrificed.

03/07/2024

"VA is expanding health care eligibility to millions of Veterans, including all Veterans who served in the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan or any other combat zone after 9/11, years earlier than called for by the PACT Act. These Veterans will be eligible to enroll directly in VA health care without first applying for VA benefits.

Additionally, Veterans who never deployed but were exposed to toxins or hazards while training or on active duty in the United States will also be eligible to enroll.

This expansion of VA health care eliminates the phased-in approach called for by the PACT Act, meaning that millions of Veterans are becoming eligible for VA health care up to eight years earlier than written into law."

“Once you’re in, you have access for life.”

Millions of Veterans exposed to toxins are now eligible for VA health care without first applying for VA benefits.

02/19/2024

16 Putnam County Veterans jobs available in Carmel, NY on Indeed.com. Apply to Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Automotive Technician, Certified Peer Specialist and more!