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County Council Adds Three Services Members to Tribute Board

In an ongoing effort to recognize Delaware County’s brave men and women serving in the Armed Forces, Delaware County Council honored two men and one woman of the Armed Services by placing their photographs on the Armed Services Tribute Board at a ceremony following the July 17 County Council meeting.

Those added are: Lance Corporal Vincent DeSanctis of the United States Marine Corps, Private Joseph Donohue of the United States Army, and Lance Corporal Angelique Richelle Pinkston of the United States Marine Corps. Lance Cpl. Pinkston attended the ceremony.

Council welcomed the family and friends of these service members to the Government Center to personally post their photo on the Armed Services Tribute Board displayed in the lobby.

“As we go about our daily lives, it’s easy to get comfortable and forget that brave men and women are risking their lives every day to keep us safe here at home. But we are all here today because we will not forget. And we will continue to support our troops until the day they are safely home,” said County Council Vice Chairman Mario Civera, Jr. “May God bless and protect our troops as they do the hard work of freedom.”

·         Lance Corporal Vincent DeSanctis, of Upper Darby, is a graduate of Upper Darby High School and he attended Delaware County Community College. Lance Cpl. DeSanctis is in the U.S. Marine Corps with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine division. He was deployed to Afghanistan in April. His family identifies him as the loving younger brother of three sisters, a strong and ambitious man, and that nothing can stand in his way. Attending the Tribute Board ceremony were his mother Margaret DeSanctis, grandparents Vincent and Grace DeSanctis, sister Dana DeSanctis DeRentz, niece Gracie DeRentz, along with his uncle Tom Babcock and two aunts Andrea DeSanctis Strang and Denise DeSanctis Babcock.

·          Private Joseph Donohue is a 2012 graduate of Ridley High School. Pvt. Donohue enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2012 and is deployed to Chamkani District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan. He is the son of Joann and Michael Donohue. His father is the Glenolden Borough police chief and his brother, Matthew, is a U.S. Army veteran and Chester police officer. 

Those who attended the Tribute Board ceremony for Private Donohue were his parents JoAnn and Michael Donohue, grandmothers Henrietta Donohue and Judy Delaney, Aunts Marie Nocitra and Patricia Delaney, cousins Zachary and Jake Broomall, girlfriend Jesi Nicholas and President Judge Chad F. Kenney. His mother, JoAnn, is a county employee who works in the office of President Judge Chad F. Kenney.  

·         Lance Corporal Angelique Richelle Pinkson is a graduate of Upper Darby High School. She enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in July 2011. Lance Cpl. Pinkston has a Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) as a Meteorological and Oceanographic Analyst Forecaster. She is now on active duty where she resides in North Carolina. Lance Cpl. Pinkston is the daughter of Richard Dalton Jr. and county employee Angela Dalton who works in the Office of Behavioral Health. Lance Cpl. Pinkston was present at the ceremony to place her photo on the Armed Services Tribute Board.

The Armed Services Tribute Board recognizes Delaware County’s courageous men and women who are actively serving in the military. It offers an opportunity for residents and County employees to not only recognize members of the military, but to write to them to show support.

The Armed Services Pictorial Tribute is arranged through the County departments of Veterans Affairs and Public Relations.

Delaware County residents who have family members actively serving in the military are invited to submit a 4 x 6 color photograph of the individual, along with the soldier’s name, town of residency and their official military address to Public Relations, Room 226A, Delaware County Government Center, 201 W. Front St., Media, PA 19063. Photos and information can be sent via e-mail to the Public Relations Assistant, Kelsey Lomas at lomask@co.delaware.pa.us.

Support of our service men and women is crucial to their morale. As part of the tribute initiative, people of the community are invited to support those serving overseas through letters and care packages. Military addresses are available through the Public Relations Department. For information on the Pictorial Tribute or to make a submission, call 610-891-4931.