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Two Dozen Join Veteran

On Walk To Neahwa Park

Escorted by a fire truck and police cars, Frank Romeo walks with Bob Honey, Gary Ballard, Wayne Gregory, Gene Schmidt, John Hoek, along with other Legion members and supporters on his way to the Oneonta Vietnam Veterans' Monument as part of his "Walk With Frank" initiative. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)

By LIBBY CUDMORE  • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

Romeo gave remarks about his walk at Oneonta Vietnam Monument, accompanied by Gary Ballard, American Legion Post 259 Commander.

ONEONTA – Since March 1, Frank Romeo has braved 80 mph winds, ice storms and other Upstate winter hazards on his mission to bring awareness of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder on his statewide "Walk With Frank" campaign.

"This is one of the nice days!" he said this morning in Neahwa Park, where he walked with two dozen under overcast skies, with temperatures hovering in the high 30s.

Romeo, 70, who served in the Army in Vietnam in 1968-70, arrived yesterday afternoon in Oneonta and was greeted with a fish fry dinner at the Vets Club, as well as taken for a tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. This morning, he walked into Neahwa Park to the Vietnam Veterans' Monument.

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