VETERANS

Flagler County Veteran of the Week: Anthony Militano

Thank you for your example of service and bravery.


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  • | 5:00 a.m. August 4, 2023
Anthony Militano. Courtesy photo
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Anthony Militano

  • Branch of Military: U.S. Navy
  • Dates of Service: 1967-1970
  • Rank/Occupation: EN2 \ Engine Mechanic
  • Hometown: Antioch, Illinois
Anthony Militano. Courtesy photo

Anthony Militano is a Vietnam War Veteran who served aboard the USS Tutuila and USS Ponchatoula. He was trained as an engine mechanic and additionally in survival, evasion, resistance and escape techniques, as well as with various weapons. Militano earned the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and Vietnam Campaign Medal for his honorable service. Upon returning home, he became a police officer and worked for a number of departments in Illinois. He started with the Fox Lake Police Department, and 29 years later retired from the City of McHenry Police Department. Not one to sit still, Militano worked for the Navy Exchange at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois for six years before moving to Palm Coast with his wife Sharon in 2006. Militano then worked for the state of Florida driver's license office in Daytona Beach. He is now fully retired, enjoying Florida and making visits to friends and family back in Illinois. Militano is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Fraternal Order of Police.

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