“Welcome Home!”

October 21, 2013
Sen. Art Linares (center) welcomes home Army Master Sgt. Paul Valvo and presents Valvo with an official state citation commemorating the Oct. 20 welcome home ceremony in East Hampton.

Sen. Art Linares (center) welcomes home Army Master Sgt. Paul Valvo and presents Valvo with an official state citation commemorating the Oct. 20 welcome home ceremony in East Hampton.

East Hampton residents on Oct 20 gathered in the village center to welcome home local soldiers returning from overseas deployments. The town honored Army Staff Sgt. Alicia Valli, Army Master Sgt. Paul Valvo and Army Specialist Matthew Kelly, who returned from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan. Rep. Melissa Ziobron and Sen. Art Linares were among the state, local and federal officials on hand.