Members:
The family has asked the Patriot Guard Riders to stand for Mr. Lawrence W. Berben, United States Army Veteran.
When/Where:
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
McVeigh Funeral Home
208 N. Allen St.
Albany, NY
LRC:
Ray Sestak
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Staging at 09:00 AM for the arrival of family. After services, members will escort to:
Blessed Sacrament Church
607 Central Ave.
Albany, NY
Upon completion of the 10:30 Mass of Christian Burial, members will escort to:
Gerald B.H. Solomon
Saratoga National Cemetery
200 Duell Road
Schuylerville, NY
Interment with full military honors is scheduled for 1:30 PM, Interment Shelter 2. For those members staging directly at the cemetery, please stage quietly at Shelter 1, and be aware of any services in progress.
Narrative:
Mr. Berben served proudly in the United States Army, and was a Vietnam Veteran. He served in-country as an Infantry Individual Fire Crewman with a mortar squad and was trained as an Armored Personnel Carrier Driver. For his service, he was awarded the Air Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with one Bronze Star and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. He also earned the 1st Class Gunner Badge for expertise with M-79, 81 mm Mortar, Rifle and Pistol, and attained the rank of Specialist 4th Class. After being honorably discharged, Mr. Berben worked as a Machinist and Value Engineer for the Watervliet Arsenal.
The Patriot Guard Riders are honored to be able to stand for the life and service of Mr. Lawrence W. Berben.
Ray Sestak
Assistant State Captain
Eastern Region, PGRNY
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