BP Diaz Salutes
Local Veterans
In honor of Bronx Week, Borough President Ruben
Diaz, Jr. and his Veteran Borough President Veteran
Advisory Council co-hosted the Veterans Appreciation
Breakfast on Monday, May 13 at Maestro’s Caterers.
The event honored Max Bendich, a 104-year-old
U.S. Army veteran of World War II, U.S. Navy veterans
Vicki Bello and Arthur Grabiner, U.S. Army veterans
Angel Bosques, Cedric Smith, Tashany S. Myers and
sergeant fi rst class Julio A. Rosas.
(top left) Army veteran Angel Bosques was honored by Borough
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President Diaz (r).
(top right) U.S. Navy veteran Arthur Grabiner (l) proudly accepted
his citation of merit from Diaz.
(middle left) Army veteran Tashany Myers graciously accepted
her citation from Diaz.
(middle right) Sergeant fi rst class Rosas (l) was honored by
the borough president for his service.
(bottom left) Army veteran Cedric Smith (l) was honored
with a Citation of Merit.
(bottom right) Navy veteran Vicki Bello happily accepted
her citation from Diaz.
(above) The borough president joined honoree Max Bendich
(r) in a cheer for veterans. Photos by Silvio Pacifi co