13 Camden County Veterans Honored With Service Medals

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — Camden County officials honored 13 veterans with the Camden County Military Service Medal during a ceremony at the Brooklawn American Legion over the weekend.

“The Camden County Service Medal is an honor bestowed upon those who have risked everything and sacrificed so much in service of the United States and their fellow Americans,” County Commissioner Melinda Kane, Gold Star mother and liaison to the Camden County Office of Veterans Affairs, said. “Each and every service member and their family deserve our recognition, appreciation, and unending gratitude for their real-life heroism.”

The veterans who were honored included:

• Sgt. Edward C. Bangs, Army
• Pfc. Scott D. Beasley, Army
• AM2. Daniel L. Brown, Jr., Coast Guard
• Spc. Sigmund I. Caneles - Army
• LCpl. Thomas M. Crenny, USMC
• Sgt. Edward C. Idelson, Army
• Pfc. Jessica M. Kennedy, Army
• QMCS Anthony H. Matthis, Navy
• SSGT Anthony J. Meraviglia, Jr., Air Force
• SA Lawrence J. Renn, Navy
• Sgt. Francis J. Salerno, Sr., Army
• Sgt. Joseph Tomeo, Jr. USMC
• AO2 Gordon S. Woodington, Navy