Heroes are everywhere, if we look hard enough. The honor of being grand marshal for Monday's Memorial Day parade in Goshen has been bestowed on John B. Cristiano, 87, of Goshen, N.Y.

Cristiano immigrated with his family from Castlegrande, Italy, in 1947. His father had been crossing the Atlantic to earn money in the United States to send home to his growing family in Italy. The family experience many harried moments throughout World War II, with the senior Cristiano here in America and the rest of the family in Italy. After the war, the family finally moved to America so they could all be together. They settled in the Little Italy section of the Bronx, moving to the Arthur Avenue area in 1947.

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