LOWVILLE, New York (WWNY) - Emotions often speak when words don’t. Leroy Schindler was drafted into the Army at 18 and deployed to Korea. His eyes filled with tears on Monday as he received a pin and certificate honoring his service.

“I want to thank everybody for everything they’ve done. I appreciate it very, very much,” he said.

Schindler is the first in Lewis County to be pinned as part of the We Honor Veterans program. It’s a national program to provide veterans receiving hospice care an opportunity to share their life’s story and be personally recognized for their service, likely for a final time.

“We do have a lot of veterans here in Lewis County, and we felt this recognition is just as important to them as anything else that they’ve done in their life,” said DeyLynne McConnell, L

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