To celebrate the conclusion of “Military Appreciation Month,” American Legion Liberty Post 122 held a Memorial Day ceremony and luncheon on Friday morning, May 27, at Atrium Village senior living community in Owings Mills to honor 25 resident veterans there.
Each veteran, representing all of the branches of the U.S. military, received a special pin of the American flag designed in white with a helmet and cross.
Among the World War II veterans honored during the program were Joseph Warzinski (U.S. Air Force), Dr. John Milton Belcher (U.S. Army) and David Rosenberg (U.S. Air Force).
Other veterans honored were Lew Gross, Marty Zuckerman, Carolyn Brown, Sallie Smith and Helen Hall.
In attendance was Brig. Gen. Edward H. Ballard, a decorated 30-year veteran who serves in the Maryland Army National Guard, and American Legion Post 122 Commander William Fitzgerald.
Atrium Village, which recently completed a $13 million renovation, includes 187 new independent living apartments, 58 assisted living and 20 memory care residences.
Lew Gross, who served in the U.S. Army in the 1960s, salutes during the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. (Photo by Steve Ruark) 
U.S. Army veteran Ed Jackson (left) speaks during the Memorial Day luncheon at Atrium Village senior community. (Photo by Steve Ruark) 
U.S. Air Force and Vietnam War veteran Sallie Smith applauds during the program. (Photo by Steve Ruark) 
Irv Eberlin, a veteran of the Maryland Army National Guard, sings a patriotic song during the luncheon. (Photo by Steve Ruark) 
U.S. Army veteran Vanessa Deal (left), a service officer with American Legion Post 122, shares a laugh and presents a pin to U.S. Air Force veteran David Rosenberg, a World War II vet. (Photo by Steve Ruark) 
One of the honored veterans wears a pin he received during the luncheon in honor of his service to his country. (Photo by Steve Ruark) 
Army veteran Vanessa Deal (right), a service officer with American Legion Post 122, presents a pin of honor to seven-year U.S. Army veteran Marty Zuckerman, who served during the Korean War. (Photo by Steve Ruark) 
Twenty-five resident veterans and their loved ones attended the luncheon and ceremony. (Photo by Steve Ruark) 
Army veteran Vanessa Deal (left), service officer with American Legion Post 122, and U.S, Air Force veteran David Rosenberg, cheer on one of the honorees. (Photo by Steve Ruark)
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