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AmVets Post 2 holds Veterans Day ceremony

Mike and Ellie Mattes salute the flag during the wreath-laying ceremony at the AmVets Post 2 Veterans Day ceremony. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
November 11, 2024

Dave Dolby Sussex AmVets Post 2 in Long Neck honored veterans and remembered comrades who fell in battle or following service to their country Nov. 11 in Long Neck.

Speakers for the event included AmVets Post 2 Commander Dave Heffline; AmVets Department of Delaware Commander Tom Jones; District 4 Rep. Jeff Hilovsky, R-Long Neck; AmVets Post 2 Sons Commander Les Paulson; and AmVets Post 2 Ladies Auxiliary President Trudy Moore. 

For more information about AMVETS Post 2, go to sussexamvetspost2.com.

AmVets Department of Delaware Commander Tom Jones speaks to attendees about the importance of Veterans Day.
AmVets Post 2 Commander Dave Heffline speaks to the crowd about the meaning of Veterans Day.
The AmVets Post 2 Ladies Auxiliary board includes (l-r) Connie Pridell, third vice president; Doris Vantine, secretary; Bonnie Baker, treasurer; Michelle Spangler, second vice president; Trudy Moore, president; Kathy Kamsch, sergeant at arms; Wendy Metcalf, first vice president; and Lisa Miceli, chaplain.
The Sons Squadron officers are (l-r) Bob Ruskowski, chaplin; Scott Bechtel, judge advocate; Les Paulson, commander; Scott Brown, first vice commander; Cody Ayers, communications director; and Tom Donaway, adjutant.
AmVets Post 2 officers are (l-r) Bill Willard, first vice commander; William (Bill) Bratton, third vice commander; Bruce Hampton, trustee; Taylor Magargal, trustee; Tom Mills, chaplain; Gene Bradley, past commander and Delaware Veterans Commission member; Dave Heffline, commander; Tom Jones, AmVets Department of Delaware commander; and William “Buzzy” Biggs, second vice commander.
AmVets Post 2 Commander Dave Heffline, left, appreciates the support of Fourth District Rep. Jeffrey Hilovsky, R-Long Neck.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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