South Shore Press Video Vault: VFW Post 6249 Rich Acritelli Promotes a 5K and D-Day Ceremony


The VFW Post 6249  is hosting two big events this upcoming weekend.

The 4TH Annual PFC Joseph P Dwyer Ptsd Memorial 5K Run takes place on Saturday, May 31st, 2025. 

They will also host their second annual D-Day ceremony at the VFW Post 6249 Suffolk County World War II and Military History Museum on Sunday, June 1st, 2025.

Rich Acritelli from Post 6249 Rocky Point Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the World War II and Military History Museum, joined the South Shore Press to talk about both big events.

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