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The Greenville Pioneer - 2022-02-11

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6 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Greenville</strong> <strong>Pioneer</strong> • Friday, February <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2<strong>02</strong>2</strong><br />

County seeks<br />

Honor a Vet<br />

nominations<br />

CATSKILL — <strong>The</strong><br />

Greene County Veterans<br />

Service Agency is looking<br />

to honor veterans who have<br />

gone above and beyond the<br />

call of duty.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Honor A Vet program<br />

honors a veteran each year<br />

who served honorably in<br />

any branch of the U.S. military<br />

on active duty or was<br />

activated with the National<br />

Guard or Reserves.<br />

Nominations should be<br />

sent to Michelle Romalin<br />

Deyo, Director, Greene<br />

County Veterans Service<br />

Agency, 159 Jefferson<br />

Heights, Suite D-303,<br />

Catskill, NY 12414.<br />

<strong>The</strong> nominee will be a<br />

long-term resident of Greene<br />

County who has continued<br />

to maintain strong ties to the<br />

county.<br />

<strong>The</strong> nomination packet<br />

includes a three-page profile<br />

form and two additional<br />

lined pages to write out a<br />

brief biography of the candidate’s<br />

military service. Fill<br />

in the profile form completely<br />

and use the blank lined<br />

pages to elaborate on the details<br />

of the candidate’s military<br />

career and community<br />

service, if applicable.<br />

For example, include how<br />

the veteran decided to join<br />

the service or if they were<br />

drafted; where they went<br />

through training; what they<br />

did in the military, including<br />

their job title and description<br />

of their duties; geographical<br />

locations they went to; war<br />

or war eras they served in;<br />

experiences they had; and an<br />

account of how they received<br />

any medals or awards. Also<br />

include if the veterans participated<br />

in community organizations<br />

such as the American<br />

Legion or VFW, Elks,<br />

Rotary Club, etc. Did they<br />

work with youth? Volunteer<br />

at church or other house of<br />

worship? You may add any<br />

other information you feel is<br />

pertinent.<br />

Ensure that all information<br />

provided is true and<br />

accurate. Verification must<br />

be submitted of military service<br />

and all awards, medals,<br />

honors, etc. that you have<br />

claimed to be true and accurate.<br />

Any award that cannot<br />

be verified by documentation<br />

will be omitted form<br />

the application before being<br />

submitted to the committee<br />

for selection. Any application<br />

found or known to<br />

contain notable inaccuracies<br />

will not be submitted to the<br />

committee for selection.<br />

Send all nominations<br />

directly to Greene County<br />

Veterans Service Agency at<br />

159 Jefferson Heights, Suite<br />

D-303, Catskill, NY 12414,<br />

in person or by mail. Submissions<br />

may also be uploaded<br />

and emailed to veterans@discovergreene.com.<br />

For questions or clarifications<br />

of instructions, call<br />

the Greene County Veterans<br />

Service Agency at 518-943-<br />

3703. Dates are subject to<br />

change.<br />

<strong>The</strong> deadline to nominate<br />

a candidate for the Greene<br />

County Honor A Vet for this<br />

year is March 15. A ceremony<br />

is typically held on<br />

Armed Forces Day, the Saturday<br />

prior to Memorial Day<br />

weekend.<br />

COURTESY OF PEXELS<br />

Exercise can have a significant impact on the body and brain health of seniors, according to the Association of<br />

Mature American Citizens.<br />

Impact of exercise on<br />

America’s seniors<br />

By John Grimaldi<br />

For Capital Region Independent Media<br />

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Every<br />

year at this time there is a call<br />

for seniors to establish an exercise<br />

routine. <strong>The</strong> holidays are over<br />

and so is the copious feasting that<br />

goes with the season. It’s time to<br />

lose a few pounds. <strong>The</strong> Association<br />

of Mature American Citizens<br />

[AMAC] strongly encourages<br />

older Americans to stay in shape.<br />

But we offer this advice with an<br />

abundance of caution. Your health<br />

care providers call the shots and<br />

we recommend that seniors heed<br />

their advice when it comes to what<br />

you should or should not do for exercise,<br />

according to AMAC’s CEO<br />

Rebecca Weber.<br />

Dr. Andrew E. Budson is chief<br />

of cognitive and behavioral neurology<br />

at the Veterans Affairs Boston<br />

Healthcare System, lecturer<br />

in neurology at Harvard Medical<br />

School, and chair of the Science of<br />

Learning Innovation Group at the<br />

Harvard Medical School Academy.<br />

“Changes in strength, swiftness,<br />

and stamina with age are all<br />

associated with decreasing muscle<br />

mass,” Dr. Budson said. “Although<br />

there is not much decline<br />

in your muscles between ages 20<br />

and 40, after age 40 there can be<br />

a decline of 1% to 2% per year in<br />

lean body mass and 1.5% to 5%<br />

per year in strength.”<br />

Dr. Budson notes that aging<br />

can also raise coordination issues<br />

as we grow older, issues that are<br />

associated to the brain and nervous<br />

system. Reduced strength and coordination,<br />

too, is the result of a<br />

lack of physical activity, he added.<br />

Certified Cognitive Behavioral<br />

<strong>The</strong>rapy specialist Brock Armstrong,<br />

agrees.<br />

“Exercise affects the brain in<br />

many ways,” Armstrong said. “It<br />

increases heart rate, which pumps<br />

more oxygen to the brain. It aids<br />

the release of hormones which<br />

provide an excellent environment<br />

for the growth of brain cells. Exercise<br />

also promotes brain plasticity<br />

by stimulating growth of<br />

new connections between cells in<br />

many important cortical areas of<br />

the brain. Research from UCLA<br />

even demonstrated that exercise<br />

increased growth factors in the<br />

brain which makes it easier for the<br />

brain to grow new neuronal connections.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> National Institutes of<br />

Health [NIH] also says that as we<br />

age cognitive issues may emerge.<br />

For example, it can get harder to<br />

make quick decisions.<br />

“Age-related diseases accelerate<br />

the rate of neuronal dysfunction,<br />

neuronal loss and cognitive<br />

decline, with many persons developing<br />

cognitive impairments<br />

severe enough to impair their<br />

everyday functional abilities, the<br />

definition of dementia,” according<br />

to the NIH. “<strong>The</strong>re is growing<br />

evidence that healthy lifestyles<br />

may decrease the rate of cognitive<br />

decline seen with aging and help<br />

delay the onset of cognitive symptoms<br />

in the setting of age-associated<br />

diseases.”<br />

In other words, said AMAC’s<br />

Weber, exercise can be good for<br />

the brain and body as we age; talk<br />

to your doctor about it. He or she<br />

can help you design an exercise<br />

regimen tailored to your needs.<br />

<strong>The</strong> 2.4 million member Association<br />

of Mature American Citizens<br />

[AMAC] www.amac.us is a<br />

vibrant, vital senior advocacy organization<br />

that takes its marching<br />

orders from its members. AMAC<br />

Action is a non-profit, non-partisan<br />

organization representing the<br />

membership in our nation’s capital<br />

and in local Congressional Districts<br />

throughout the country.<br />

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