Legion post honors centenarian D-Day veteran

The U.S. Army's Freedom Team Salute director, Col. Dave Griffith, presented commendations to Bartolo Trimboli, 100, of Potomac, Md., and three others on Veterans Day at a ceremony hosted by Vietnam Veterans Memorial Post 295 in Gaithersburg, Md.

On June 7, 1944, Pvt. Bart Trimboli landed in Normandy as part of the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division. He was wounded in action and received the Purple Heart.

Others honored included Mannie Aragon of Bethesda, Md., who served as a captain during World War II and was assigned to the Manhattan Project; Mike Stanley of Montgomery Village, Md., who served as a staff sergeant in Operation Desert Storm with the 18th Aviation Brigade; and Sgt. Carol Errillene, a U.S. Army recruiter and Operation Enduring Freedom veteran.

Bob Ouellette, Montgomery County American Legion commander, organized Post 295's Veterans Day ceremony. Ouellette also serves as a Freedom Team Salute ambassador.

Any Army veteran, parent, spouse, supporter or employer of National Guardsmen or reservists can receive a Freedom Team Salute commendation by visiting the Freedom Team Salute Web site.

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