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Mamdani vows support for NYC veterans during Memorial Day remarks aboard Intrepid
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani honored fallen service members, Gold Star families, veterans and active-duty troops during Memorial Day remarks aboard the Intrepid on Monday.
While Mamdani said Americans must remember that freedom “was won by sacrifice,” he added a call to support the veterans who have survived but are struggling in his city.
The city “cannot simply accept” that many veterans face food insecurity, homelessness and social isolation, Mamdani said, urging New York to remain “a beacon of liberty for all.”
“It is a privilege to serve those who have served, and I want to use the trust and power placed in me by the people of New York City to ensure that our veterans and military families receive the services and the support they deserve,” Mamdani said in his speech.
“In the wealthiest city of the wealthiest country in the history of the world, we cannot simply accept that so many veterans must live with food insecurity, homelessness, and social isolation.
“As we mark the solemnity day of this day together and remember all those we lost, let us also rededicate ourselves to practicing the values for which they laid down their lives. Let us each do out parts to ensure that our city remains a beacon of liberty for all, where every person here can live that life. Freedom from cruelty, from oppression, and from want.”
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