Seen at a nearby Mexican Restaurant

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I had a visitor staying with me a couple of weeks ago. We’d been out all day and were a little tired so we decided to go to a nearby Mexican Restaurant. It was fairly crowded and a particularly loud group of women was making a lot of noise.

We asked if we could relocate to another table and were told that the only available tables were outside. I didn’t even know that they had an outside seating area! Anyway off we went. It turned out that it was quite pleasant, and almost completely empty – just one couple and a couple of these colorful statues.

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Taken with an Iphone SE II.

Memorial Day in Briarcliff Manor 2023 – Lt. John Kelvin Koelsch Memorial

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Briarcliff Manor’s Own medal of honor winner. During the Korean War, Lt.John Kelvin Koelsch volunteered to take his helicopter and rescue a pilot downed in North Korea. Unfortunately, just as he was picking up the pilot his helicopter was shot down. He, his Aviation Machinist’s Mate (ADM), and the downed pilot survived and managed to evade capture for several days, but eventually they were caught. His ADM and the downed pilot survived the war, but unfortunately Koelsch did not. He died in captivity from malnutrition and dysentery in 1951 and his remains were subsequently returned to the US. For his bravery and sacrifice President Eisenhower posthumously awarded him the Medal of Honor on 3 August 1955.

For more about Lt. Koelsch, how for years even though he grew up in Briarcliff, he was largely forgotten. And how his sacrifice was finally honored with this memorial see Briarcliff Manor’s Own Medal of Honor winner on the Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough website.

Taken with a Sony A7IV and Rokinon/Samyang AF 24-70 f2.8 F