CACCI honors Caribbean veterans in first Memorial Day Ceremony

On Saturday, May 24 at the inaugural Memorial Day Ceremony, the Brooklyn-based Caribbean-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (CACCI) bestowed honors on several Caribbean-born military veterans.

The veterans, who served either their native country or the United States, including Arden Tannis, a former inspector in the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force; Tannis’s Barbadian-born wife, Dr. Arlette Tannis, an erstwhile member of the Barbados Defense Force; Daton Benn, who served in the Guyana Defense Force; Barbadian-born De-Alvin Wiltshire, a former specialist in the US Army; and Vincentian-born Dr. Nelson A. King, a retired US Army sergeant. Read More