(Photo by Zachary Meseck)

NORWICH – A World War II veteran was recognized on Wednesday after mentioning to staff that he felt he had been forgotten.

The ceremony took place at 9 a.m. on Wednesday at the Chenango Christian Church in the Town of Norwich. City of Norwich Mayor Shawn Sastri spoke at the event, thanking veterans for their service.

Veterans who work for First Transit were also honored in the ceremony.

According to First-Transit Manager Mason Sutton, the ceremony’s main goal was to show James Bullock, the 95-year-old World War II AM3 Flight Mechanic, along with the other veterans at First-Transit, that they hadn’t been forgotten.

Sutton said Bullock served in the WWII Pacific Theater from 1942 to 1945.