Francis A. Carrasco, a Viet Nam veteran and Purple Heart recipient, was recently installed as Commander of the Joseph M. Lane Post 136, American Legion, by Bergen County American Legion Past Commander Frank Jiosi.
In accepting the position, Commander Carrasco praised the Post membership for their support and for their efforts in bring the Post back from the brink of extinction after the Post home was destroyed by fire in 2005.
"We are here today because of those members who believed in the ideals of the American Legion and its presence in this community," said Carrasco. "In 2017 Legion Post 136 is marking our 98th year of service to the community, state and nation,m and I am proud to say we will be here to serve future generations."
Also installed were: Senior Vice Commander Joseph Botta, Vice Commanders WIllie Johnson and Anthony Bua, III, Adjutant and FInance Officer VIncent C. Martorano, Chaplain Samuel J. White, Judge Advocate Philip V. Toronto, Esq., Service Officer Robert Monico, Historian Rob Callen, and Sergeants-at-Arms John DeChristofaro and Gary Trippodi.
Darren Bavaro, a member of Lyndhurst Post 139i, assisted Jiosi in the installation.
