I’m humbled by and grateful for the generosity of Mr. I know that he cares deeply about Orange County and those who serve our country. Assante’s kindness and generosity went above and beyond. “I’m proud that these flags flew over my base in Baghdad and I’m glad to share them as a token of my appreciation, and that of the men and women with whom I served,” Neuhaus said. Neuhaus spent most of his deployment in various locations throughout Iraq in Support of Operation Inherent Resolve the U.S. He was deployed on active duty orders from November of last year until late June, serving with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force. Navy Reserves as a Lieutenant Commander, assigned to a Naval Special Operations Team. The County Executive has previously given American flags flown over Camp Keating to others who generously donated to troops while he was overseas, including the Orange County Chamber of Commerce, the Fraternal Order of Police Jason Conklin Memorial Lodge 957 in Monroe, Tom Urtz, ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.’s Vice President of Operations and Alad Seidman, Executive Director of the Construction Contractors Association of the Hudson Valley. Neuhaus also presented Assante with a certificate signed by the Commanding Officer of Camp Keating, U.S. Camp Keating is named after Navy SEAL Charles Keating, who was killed in 2016 in Mosul. the flag had been flown over Camp Keating, Neuhaus’ base in Baghdad, Iraq during his deployment earlier this year.Īssante, an Orange County resident, was one of several community members who sent Neuhaus and other troops from Orange County stationed in the Middle East care packages during their tours. Neuhaus presented acclaimed actor Armand Assante with an American flag on Wednesday, October 9th.
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