Pictures from Castle Point

I had the pleasure today of talking with veterans at the Castle Point campus of the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System, which is run by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Six therapy dogs and owners were in attendance to show what they do for our veterans.

The pictures are courtesy of Nancy Winter of the public affairs office. My story will run in the Poughkeepsie Journal tomorrow.

(EDIT: Here's a link to the article.)

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Here's Donna Toth and Shasta.


This is Annette Smith and Nicky Rose.


Here is veteran Frank Liberti being greeted by Shasta and Donna Toth.


Tag and his owners Lauri and Dave Foley. Foley is himself a veteran and volunteers to give back to his fellow veterans.


Gilda keeps her tongue sticking out. Her owner is James Tipping who is also a veteran.


A group picture with veteran Frank Liberti, Marilyn Coates with Max, veteran Clifford Hadden, Dave and Lauri Foley with Tag, Annette Smith with Nicky Rose, Mary Ann Bopp with Mindy, veteran Louis Peteli, Donna Toth with Shasta, veteran Phil Puntigan, James Tipping with Gilda. Castle Point recreational therapist Gretchen Smith is in the back row behind Peteli.