Denville’s Raymond Jones, a U.S. Army veteran, received a Morris County Distinguished Military Service Medal on Thursday, Nov. 12, at the county’s annual Veterans Day Observance ceremony in Morristown.
The Morris County Board of County Commissioners presented each honoree with a medal and a certificate of honor while Commissioner Director Stephen H. Shaw read their biographies, according to the county’s announcement. State and federal representatives also presented honors to the veterans.
Jones was recognized alongside Army veterans Darwin R. Martell of Wharton and Thomas Ryan of Pompton Plains, Air Force veteran Clifford Keezer of Boonton and Army Reserve veteran Robert M. Basinski of Boonton. When the county first named its honorees in October, we reported that six veterans were set to be recognized; the county’s ceremony page lists five who publicly accepted medals.
Commissioner Deputy Director John Krickus, a Marine Corps veteran, used the evening to outline the county’s work to expand the Morris County Veterans Services Office on Hanover Avenue in Morris Township, which has added service officers and space. New Jersey’s first Veteran Advocate, Michael Embrich, toured that office last month.
The program also featured a “Veterans of Valor” segment on two Revolutionary War figures, Capt. Moses Estey of Morristown and Jesse Upson of Mendham, as the county closes out its celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. The county has posted honoree details, the Veterans of Valor stories and ceremony photos on its Veterans Day 2026 page.
Photo: Morris County Veterans Memorial at Lewis Morris Park. Kidzet.com, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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