
Photos: State officials, Gold Star mothers honor fallen veterans in Albany
Published 8:57 pm, Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Kimberly Vandenburg of the Albany Chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers assists her granddaughter Zaniya Donaldson 5 of Schenectady in placing a carnation on the memorial stone for fallen service members at the the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Department of Labor on the Harriman Campus Wednesday May 23, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) less
Kimberly Vandenburg of the Albany Chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers assists her granddaughter Zaniya Donaldson 5 of Schenectady in placing a carnation on the memorial stone for fallen service members at ... more
Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN, Albany Times Union
Members of the Albany Chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers are escorted to their seats at the start of the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Department of Labor on the Harriman Campus Wednesday May 23, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) less
Members of the Albany Chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers are escorted to their seats at the start of the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Department of Labor on the Harriman Campus Wednesday May ... more
Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN, Albany Times Union
Kimberly Vandenburg of the Albany Chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers assists her granddaughter Zaniya Donaldson 5 of Schenectady in placing a carnation on the memorial stone for fallen service members at the the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Department of Labor on the Harriman Campus Wednesday May 23, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) less
Kimberly Vandenburg of the Albany Chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers assists her granddaughter Zaniya Donaldson 5 of Schenectady in placing a carnation on the memorial stone for fallen service members at ... more
Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN, Albany Times Union
Members of the Tri County Council Vietnam-Era Veterans Color Guard retire the colors at the the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Department of Labor on the Harriman Campus Wednesday May 23, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) less
Members of the Tri County Council Vietnam-Era Veterans Color Guard retire the colors at the the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Department of Labor on the Harriman Campus Wednesday May 23, 2018 in ... more
Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN, Albany Times Union
Cindy Roberts, president of the Albany Chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers places a wreath at the memorial stone for fallen members of all services at the end of the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Department of Labor on the Harriman Campus Wednesday May 23, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) less
Cindy Roberts, president of the Albany Chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers places a wreath at the memorial stone for fallen members of all services at the end of the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at ... more
Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN, Albany Times Union
Members of the Tri County Council Vietnam-Era Veterans Color Guard bow their heads during the invocation at the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Department of Labor on the Harriman Campus Wednesday May 23, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) less
Members of the Tri County Council Vietnam-Era Veterans Color Guard bow their heads during the invocation at the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Department of Labor on the Harriman Campus Wednesday May ... more
Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN, Albany Times Union
Members of the Tri County Council Vietnam-Era Veterans Color Guard hand salute after posting the colors at the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Department of Labor on the Harriman Campus Wednesday May 23, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) less
Members of the Tri County Council Vietnam-Era Veterans Color Guard hand salute after posting the colors at the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Department of Labor on the Harriman Campus Wednesday May ... more
Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN, Albany Times Union
Roberta Feardon, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Labor addresses the gathering at the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Department of Labor on the Harriman Campus Wednesday May 23, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) less
Roberta Feardon, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Labor addresses the gathering at the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Department of Labor on the Harriman Campus Wednesday May 23, 2018 ... more
Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN, Albany Times Union
Cindy Roberts, president of the Albany Chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers put a carnation on the memorial stone for fallen members of all services at the end of the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Department of Labor on the Harriman Campus Wednesday May 23, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union) less
Cindy Roberts, president of the Albany Chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers put a carnation on the memorial stone for fallen members of all services at the end of the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at ... more
Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN, Albany Times Union
ALBANY — State labor officials, Gold Star mothers and other loved ones of fallen veterans gathered at the state office campus Wednesday to honor U.S. veterans.
The state Department of Labor hosted the the 25th annual Memorial Day Ceremony at 12:30 p.m. at the memorial stone for fallen members of all services outside Building 12.
Commissioner Roberta Reardon addressed the crowd, as did Cindy Roberts, the president of the Albany Chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers.
Members of the Tri County Council Vietnam-Era Veterans Color Guard were also in attendance.
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