With or without a medal, Dorie Miller is remembered

  • Dignitaries at the Dorie Miller rally included, on left, two members of the Brooklyn Dorie Miller Memorial Post 213 and former Congressman Joe Dioguardi with Dewanda Mintz, commander of the American Legion Dorie Miller Post 194 in Arlington, VA. Photos by Student Photographer Damien Ritter

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  • Kevin Brown, a member of the Black Diamonds Academic Success Program, speaking at Dorie Miller rally. The Black Diamonds organized the event.

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  • Commander Mintz of Alexandria, Va speaking with Black Diamonds.

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  • Members of the Dorie Miller post from Brooklyn.

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  • Joe Dioguardi’s wife Shirely speaking with a member of the Brooklyn Post.

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  • Commander Mintz greeting PHS students who attended.

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  • School district employee Shanna Robinson is always a friendly face at Torpy Field.

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  • Members of Peekskill’s police and fire departments were on hand to grill food for guests. Photo from Peekskill Police Department’s Instagram page.

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By Photos by Damien Ritter
June 1, 2023

The bravery and courage of Dorie Miller during World War II  was recalled under the bright sunlight at Torpy Field on Friday evening as  the Black Diamonds Academic Success program joined community members and officials in a pre-Memorial Day ceremony. Former US Congressman Joe Dioguardi spoke about Miller, an African American serviceman, who has not received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the war.  Dioguardi has been on a 30-year mission to secure a medal for Miller.

 

Student Journalist Damien Ritter captured some of the events from the evening in these photos.