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Veterans council honors Revetti, Greenwood
AustinTOWN
Two Austintown men, Antimo “Tony” J. Revetti and Gregory Greenwood, are the 2015 United Veterans Council of Greater Youngstown’s Veteran of the Year and Citizen of the Year, respectively.
Revetti, who served in the Air Force from 1971 to 1974, is second vice commander of the United Veterans Council, and Greenwood, owner of Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown and longtime supporter of local military and veterans organizations, were recognized Friday at UVC’s 74th recognition and awards banquet at the Saxon Club on Meridian Road.
Sam Swoger III, UVC commander, recognized in memoriam past UVC commanders Dean B. McClain and Stephen A. Miner, both Korean War veterans. McClain served in the Army and Miner in the Air Force. They also were recipients of the Council’s Veteran of the Year award.
Banquet speaker was Army Capt. Stephanie B. Crawford, who was deployed twice to the Middle East and is pursuing a master’s degree in English at Youngstown State University.
Revetti, a 1969 graduate of Austintown Fitch High School, attended YSU for two years where he studied business administration.
He also graduated from the Sacramento School of Investigation and Security Training and the Ohio Peace Officers Training Program in 1976, and was an auxiliary officer with the Austintown Police Department and was a part-time Mahoning County deputy sheriff until 1983, said Jennifer Baun, who presented the veteran and citizen of the year awards.
Baun is UVC senior vice commander, president of Military Women Across the Nation Unit 21, Ohio Department of Veterans Services Women Veterans Advisory Committee co-chairwoman and Division 5 Representative.
Revetti retired as a material-handling supervisor in 2002 from the Lordstown General Motors Fabrication Plant.
Active in veterans affairs, he is a member of the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 2, and American Legion Post 301 in Austintown, serving as the chaplain and judge advocate.
He is second vice commander of the American Legion County Council; a member of VFW 1423 and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 135; a mentor for the Youngstown Veterans Court; and a member of the Mahoning County Veterans Service Commission.
Revetti and his wife, the former Larene Mele, have two adult children.
Greenwood has been consistently supportive of area veterans and their families and military units, veteran organizations and patriotic programs, Baun said.
Greenwood has provided free vehicle care and maintenance for dependents of area National Guard soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan; supported American Legion Post 301 with vehicles for use during the Austintown Memorial Day and Independence Day ceremonies and parades, and golf carts for veterans’ use at the Canfield Fair, she said.