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Council Member Ariola introduces special guests and recognizes local heroes
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Council Member Joann Ariola introduces special guests to City Hall, including Jason Youngberg, the "council member for the day," and his uncle Michael Coughlin, a veteran and former NYPD officer. Ariola highlights Coughlin's acts of heroism, including his military service and recent kidney donation to a local priest.
- Jason Youngberg, a 7th grader, won a veterans essay contest writing about his uncle Mike Coughlin
- Michael Coughlin served 9 years in the US Army, including in Operation Iraqi Freedom, before joining the NYPD
- Coughlin recently donated a kidney to his local parish priest, Father Jim Cunningham
Joann Ariola
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Today, I'm welcoming some very special guests into City Hall.
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Please stand up.
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Jason Youngberg and his uncle Michael Coughlin.
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Jason, who's entering yep.
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Jason is our council member for the day.
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He's entering the seventh grade this fall at the Saint Francis de Sales Academy in Bell Harbor, and he is the winner of our veterans
Keith Powers
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Catherine Monroe, just hold on one second.
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We have one more resolution we have to vote on.
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You can I'll let you finish, and then we're gonna just please stay put.
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We need to take one more vote, but you can finish.
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Go ahead.
Joann Ariola
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Jason wrote an essay about his uncle Mike, a nine year veteran of the US army who served in operation Iraqi freedom before becoming a member of New York's finest, protecting Americans at home and abroad while in uniform.
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However, that was not enough.
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Just recently, mister Coughlin donated his kidney to his local parish priest, father Jim Cunningham.
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And after years of battling a deadly illness, father Cunningham is on the road to recovery.
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As Jason yes.
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Mister Coughlin is here with us today as well.
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Jason said in his essay, my uncle, Mike Coughlin, is the definition of a hero.
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And it's my great honor to recognize that hero today in city hall and to also recognize Jason Youngberg who was able to encapsulate that story of heroism so perfectly.
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Congratulations to both of you.
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Thank you for the time.