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A Life of Service: Edwin Cartoski Named Veteran of the Year

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Colonel Edwin Cartoski and New York State Senator Anthony Palumbo at the Veterans Award Ceremony at Peconic Landing. COURTESY PECONIC LANDING

Colonel Edwin Cartoski and New York State Senator Anthony Palumbo at the Veterans Award Ceremony at Peconic Landing. COURTESY PECONIC LANDING

Edwin Cartoski, a World War II veteran and Korean War Marine aviator, was named Veteran of the Year for the First Senatorial District by Senator Anthony Palumbo. COURTESY PECONIC LANDING

Edwin Cartoski, a World War II veteran and Korean War Marine aviator, was named Veteran of the Year for the First Senatorial District by Senator Anthony Palumbo. COURTESY PECONIC LANDING

Commander William M. Hughes Jr., from the All American Post 5350, Colonel Edwin Cartoski, New York State Senator Anthony Palumbo and Southampton Town Clerk Sundy Schermeyer at the Veterans Award Ceremony at Peconic Landing.

Commander William M. Hughes Jr., from the All American Post 5350, Colonel Edwin Cartoski, New York State Senator Anthony Palumbo and Southampton Town Clerk Sundy Schermeyer at the Veterans Award Ceremony at Peconic Landing.

Peconic Landing President and CEO Robert J. Syron, Colonel Edwin Cartoski and New York State Senator Anthony Palumbo at the Veterans Award Ceremony at Peconic Landing. COURTESY PECONIC LANDING

Peconic Landing President and CEO Robert J. Syron, Colonel Edwin Cartoski and New York State Senator Anthony Palumbo at the Veterans Award Ceremony at Peconic Landing. COURTESY PECONIC LANDING

Colonel Edwin Cartoski

Colonel Edwin Cartoski

authorMichelle Trauring on May 24, 2023
About five months shy of his 100th birthday, Edwin Cartoski received a new title he had never imagined. Surrounded by friends and family, the World War II veteran and Korean... more

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