Brookhaven Township to Name Street in Honor of PFC Joseph Dwyer
 
(Brookhaven, N.Y.) Brookhaven Township will dedicate a street to Long Island fallen hero, PFC Joseph Dwyer on Monday, December 8, 2008, at 11:00am.  The street which is located at Pipe Stave Hollow Road in Mount Sinai is at the corner of Echo Avenue.  PFC Dwyer’s widow Matina and daughter Meagan as well as other family members and local dignitaries will take part in the dedication ceremonies.

PFC  Joseph Dwyer enlisted into the Army two days after September 11, 2001. A native of Long Island, New York, he felt it his patriotic duty to defend his country.  PFC Dwyer served his country with honor, survived many battles in Iraq, to return home with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.   This would eventually take his life on June 28, 2008.  “Joe was truly a hero deeply devoted to his family and country,” said Christopher Delaney, Founder of Hero Army PFC Joseph Dwyer whose purpose is to set up a fund for PFC Dwyer’s daughter and to assist his wife with any financial difficulties as well as to bring awareness to the public of this disease which is affecting many returning soldiers. Once this is accomplished the secondary mission will be to help other soldiers and their families who may be affected by PTSD in PFC Dwyer’s name.   “Although he never feared combat and was always aware of the dangers of war, Joe was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, which has already affected more than 30-percent of all returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan,” added Delaney.

Sadly, PFC Dwyer lost his battle to PTSD and the dedication of Pipe Stave Hollow Road at Echo Avenue in Mount Sinai will be a lasting tribute to his unselfish service to his country and community.

For more information about PFC Joseph Dwyer and his friends mission to assist all returning veterans diagnosed with PTSD, please log onto: www.HeroArmyPFCJosephDwyer.com

Photo: In a now-famous photo, Army Pfc. Joseph Dwyer carries an Iraqi boy who was injured during a March 2003 battle.