Albany County Veterans Service Bureau

Honor A Veteran

How to Nominate a Veteran

You can submit a nomination by regular mail or by our online form below. A mailed resume must support the following requirements, and be accompanied by documentation:

The nominee must be a deceased veteran with ties to Albany County. The veteran must have lived most of his or her life in Albany County and must have been a county resident at the time of death. The family must currently reside within Albany County. Please have any necessary documents available for committee, such as a death notice for the veteran, something showing his or her connection to Albany County and proof of residency for the family.
The veteran must have been honorably discharged. Please have a copy of DD-214 available to submit to the committee.
Please list any campaigns, battles or other actions he or she participated in.
Be sure to mention any medals, awards, citations and so forth the veteran received.
Please provide a brief history of the nominee's service. Include any locations, dates and other relevant information.
Please tell us the nominee's rank and service number (should be with DD-214).
Tell us about the veteran's civilian service, if appropriate (include all community activities and service, as well as any participation in organizations and memberships).
Be sure to include a telephone number of the primary family member so we can contact the family.
IMPORTANT! Please submit a copy of the nominee's obituary along with your nomination.

Please mail all nominating resumes to:

Charles Burkes, Director
Albany County Veterans Service Bureau
112 State Street, Room 900
Albany, New York 12207

Online Nomination Form

Part I: Required Information

These details are necessary for us to consider this nomination

Veteran's Name:

Date of Death:

Rank: *

Service Number: *

*Rank & service number information should be with form DD-214, a copy of which must be provided to the Honor A Veteran Committee as proof of honorable discharge

Part II: Recommended Information

These details will support your nomination

Please list any campaigns, battles or other actions the veteran participated in:

Please list any medals, awards, citations or other recognition received by the veteran:

Please provide a brief history of the veteran's service. Include any locations, dates and other relevant details:

Please tell us about the veteran's civilian service, if appropriate. Include community activities and service, as well as any participation in organizations and memberships:

Part III: Family Contact Information

The contact information you provide must be correct or we will not be able to consider this nomination

Family member we can contact regarding this nomination:

Phone number:

Please include area code

E-mail address:

Is the family member making this nomination? Yes No
(You do not need to be a family member to make a nomination)

Part IV: Additional Information

If there is anything else you would like to tell the committee, please let us know:

If you are not the above-named family member, please feel free to use this box let us know who you are, what your connection is to the nominee, and how we can contact you.

Finished?
Please review the form carefully. If you are satisfied with the information you have entered, click the "Submit Nomination" button below. If you want to delete all the information you have entered, simply click the "Clear Form" button.

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