The Westhampton Free Library culminated its yearlong Hometown Heroes initiative on January 18 with a ceremony honoring the veterans of the Arthur Ellis Hamm American Legion Post 834.
During the event, Library and local officials presented Post 834 with proclamations and expressed gratitude for their service to the community and country. They also presented a book featuring the biographies of the twelve American Legion veterans who were honored throughout 2019. Those veterans included Emil Mollik, William Matthews, Michael Berdinka, Frederick Bauer, John Berdinka, Fred Overton, Tom Hadlock, Lisha Jones Terry, Don Noble, Matthew Atkins, Thomas Mendenhall and Michael Pope.