POUGHKEEPSIE – With support from the Dutchess County Division of Veterans’ Services, Disabled American Veterans (DAV) at the Castle Point Campus of the Veterans Administration Hudson Valley Health Care System, Wednesday, unveiled a new vehicle to assist with veterans’ transportation needs, including trips to Castle Point for medical appointments.
County Executive Marc Molinaro allocated $17,250, half the purchase price of the vehicle, with DAV contributing the remainder to procure the van. The new van will help DAV transport some 300 veterans to and from their homes to the Castle Point Campus.
On average, DAV vehicles travel more than 52,000 miles each year, making 1,960 trips and logging a total of 9,685 hours transporting Castle Point patients to and from home.
To mark Veterans Day on Monday, November 11, the county will honor those who have served in the military at a ceremony at the Dutchess County War Memorial at John K. Rinaldi Memorial Park at Raymond Avenue and Main Street in the Town of Poughkeepsie.
