11/11/2022
THANK YOU TO ALL VETERANS
Jim and I are thankful to all veterans for their service and to the families who support them. We salute you and say thank you. Here are veterans in our family who have served and an image of my brother and his wife (both veterans) presenting a challenge coin to former Glen Cove Mayor, Ralph Suozzi. On this day, we say thank you to all veterans. The veterans in our family who have served include - Top Row L-R: MY DAD, James Hunter Mathews Sr., with his little brother, Frank Mathews, on his knee. Dad served in the Navy during WWII and Uncle Frank later served three tours of duty during the Vietnam War. MY MOM - Jean Pearsall Gaitley Mathews. Mom served in the Cadet Nurse Corps. during WWII and later worked in public health. JIM’s FATHER, Wilbert Stevenson. Wil served in the Army during WWII and was stationed in Egypt for part of the war. 4th Image: MY BROTHER, Retired Colonel James Hunter Mathews Jr, who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan. MY SISTER-IN-LAW, Retired Chief Warrant Officer Nancy L. Christiano Mathews. Jim and I also have nieces and nephews on both sides of the family who have served or are currently serving. My parents passed away in 1997, my Uncle Frank in 1998, and Jim’s father in 2020. However, my brother, Hunter, his wife, Nancy, and our nieces and nephews are alive and well. Our gratitude to all who have served and serve - and our condolences to the families and friends who have lost loved ones in the armed forces. It is important that we remember and honor these people. Their service must never be forgotten. It is because of them that we enjoy our freedom.
Thank you.