Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C-Corning) is reminding the community about the Military and Veterans appreciation event at Watkins Glen International (WGI) in conjunction with Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen on Sunday, June 23. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Lot 5 parking area. All military personnel and veterans will be admitted into the facility free of charge, one guest will also be allowed into the facility. Military personnel will need to show their Military ID to receive their free admission. Veterans can show their DD214 or their discharge papers. This offer is for tickets to the race on Sunday, June 23 only. Please contact Madeleine Bush with questions or for more information at 1-607-535-3423 or mbush@nascar.com.

“Thank you to WGI for, once again, offering this wonderful gesture and opportunity to our veterans. Your generous, continued and unwavering support for our veterans over the years has been amazing. It's been a privilege for me to help promote this special event every year. Our active-duty military and veterans have done, and continue to do, so much to keep us safe and protect our freedoms. This is a nice way for us to say thank you to our nation's heroes. The bottom line is there are no words we can say or actions we can take that will do justice to the incredible debt we owe to all of our veterans. Thank you again to WGI and thank you to all of our military and veterans,” said Palmesano.