Mayor Eric Adams Attends Street Co-Naming for PFC Luis Moreno

 

Mayor Eric Adams Attends Street Co-Naming for PFC Luis Moreno

Private First Class Luis Moreno enlisted in the Army after graduating high school. His dream was to become a police officer and he did his basic training at Fort Riley Kansas before being sent to to Baghdad Iraq. Luis Moreno was only nineteen years old, not able to go into a bar in New York State to get a drink, but he was guarding a gasoline depot on January 23, 2004 when he was shot. Because of his injuries Luis Moreno was transferred to the Lakenheath Medical Treatment Facility in the United Kingdom where he died on January 29, 2004.

On Saturday June 10, 2023 thanks to the Dominican Veterans of America and City Councilwoman Pierina Sanchez the Southwest corner of the intersection of the Grand Concourse and Fordham Road directly opposite the Armed Forces recruiting station where Luis Moreno signed up to join the Army was renamed Private First Class Luis Moreno Way. 

To honor PFC Luis Moreno, Mayor Eric Adams, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, State Senator Luis Sepulveda, Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, Deputy Bronx Borough President Janet Peguero, Councilwoman Pierina Sanchez, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, Bronx VFW Commander Gene De Francis, Dominican Veteran Sammy Ravelo, and many others who came to celebrate the street co-naming in honor of PFC Luis Moreno 

A photo of PFC Luis Moreno in his Army uniform.

Veteran Sammy Ravelo of the Dominican Veterans of America was the emcee for the Luis Moreno street co-naming ceremony.

City Councilwoman Pierina Sanchez gave the Opening Remarks then Niurka Simo read a biography of PFC Luis Moreno.

Brother Manuel Moreno Jr. gave remarks from the Moreno family.

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson gave the Moreno family a proclamation in honor of PFC Luis Moreno. State Senator Luis Sepulveda (left) holds a State Senate proclamation he also presented to the Moreno family. 

Mayor Eric Adams arrived as Congressman Adriano Espaillat was speaking.

Mayor Adams spoke of losing his uncle in the Vietnam war, he then spoke of PFC Moreno giving the highest sacrifice, that of his life so America can be free today.

Mayor Adams is with Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, Deputy Bronx Borough President Janet Peguero, and family member Manuel Moreno Jr. holding the Borough President's proclamation.

State Senator Luis Sepulveda is with Marine Lance Corporal Kenneth Moreno and Manuel Moren Jr. who holds the State Senate proclamation. 

After a few more speeches the Moreno family was presented with a second street sign Private First Class Luis Moreno Way held by Mayor Adams, Councilwoman Sanchez, and Marine Lance Corporal Kenneth Moreno. Members of the Moreno family hold up the proclamations given to the family by Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and State Senator Luis Sepulveda.

The new street sign Private First Class Luis Moreno Way was unveiled as it sits right under the street sign Grand Concourse at the corner of Fordham Road. A photo of PFC Luis Moreno was on the back of t-shirts that were made up for the street conaming.