‘Positive impact’: How a grant helped create Father Capodanno memorial on Staten Island
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island war hero Rev. Vincent R. Capodanno was officially immortalized with a statue and public access military garden earlier this month — a tribute made possible in part by a grant from the National Association of Realtors.
“Today, we are here to recognize Father Capodanno, an extraordinary veteran, whose courage and service continue to inspire our community,” said State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, a Democrat representing the Island’s North Shore.
“This statue stands as a tribute, not only to him but to all veterans who have sacrificed for our freedoms,” she said, before also acknowledging Paul Matrecano from her office, who helped secure the site for the statue.
