Yonkers honors its WWII veterans

Yonkers recognized a group of World War II veterans Wednesday on the steps of City Hall. The Honor Flight group will soon visit the war memorial in Washington, D.C. A memorial outside Yonkers City

News 12 Staff

May 6, 2015, 9:05 PM

Updated 3,283 days ago

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Yonkers honors its WWII veterans
Yonkers recognized a group of World War II veterans Wednesday on the steps of City Hall.
The Honor Flight group will soon visit the war memorial in Washington, D.C.
A memorial outside Yonkers City Hall honors the 526 residents killed in World War II.
The veterans will visit the national World War II memorial and other historical sights.


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