During the month of September, the Patchogue Medford community gathered at Raider Stadium as the varsity football team hosted their annual “Support the Troops” game against Riverhead High School.
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The Veterans and Active Serving Members of the Armed Forces that were in
attendance for Pat-Med’s Support the Troops Game File Photo
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The school has also shown their respects to the armed forces in the past as they renamed the school campus to “Lt. Michael P. Murphy Campus” in 2014 to honor the former Navy Seal.
About 30 minutes prior to the opening kickoff, all the guests of honor were brought out onto the field and lined up on the Pat-Med sideline for a moment of silence followed by the singing of the National Anthem.
Veterans and active troops that were honored include people from as far back as World War II all the way up to those who recently graduated from Patchogue-Medford High School and now currently serve our country in one of the Military Branches our country has.
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State Assemblymen Joe DiStefano (Far Left) Pictured with
Pat Med Staff and a World War II Veteran File Photo
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