ALBANY -- Between the parade and the merengue music at the Hannaford Hispanic Heritage Celebration at Empire State Plaza on Saturday, there was a serious moment to pay tribute to a specific kind of contribution from the Hispanic community.
More than a dozen Hispanic veterans -- representing service from World War II to Iraq and Afghanistan -- sat in front of the main stage at the festival, where they were honored by the Schenectady Hispanic Heritage Committee and the Stratton VA Medical Center's Hispanic committee.
The event was one of many planned for National Hispanic Heritage Month, from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
Maj. John Paneto, an Albany resident …
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