NORTHVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) – On Labor Day weekend, somebody broke into the DeWitt’s lake home twice and ransacked their residence.
They took their jewellery packing containers, chainsaws, hand instruments, weed wacker, and electronics. What the household can’t change is an image framed with their father’s battle medals and reminiscences of his time within the Air Pressure through the Vietnam Conflict and WWII.
“He was a battle hero. My dad was my hero and I’m very happy with him,” stated Maryanne Vannostrand.
John DeWitt was a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Pressure. His daughter Maryanne says her dad had fairly a formidable background.
“He labored with the President Eisenhower, and he was one of many first flyers that flew nuclear energy to France,” stated she.
John handed away from coronary heart issues in 1991. He left behind 4 kids. His son John Jr. says his dad left a long-lasting mark on his household and this nation.
“My sisters and I had been left together with his reminiscences, a long-lasting legacy, our households lake home, and his assortment of battle medals,” stated John Jr.
John Jr. and his sisters just lately had been going by their dad’s issues and fixing up the home. He says he framed his dads medals and hung them in his room. His household additionally misplaced their mother earlier this 12 months. The medals meant a lot to everybody.
This previous Labor Day weekend, the DeWitt’s weren’t at their households’ Edinburgh residence.
“We grew to become a bit relaxed up right here when it got here to safety I believe and somebody took benefit of it,” stated John Jr.
Somebody broke into their residence between Saturday, September sixth and Sunday, September seventh. They smashed their cellar home windows and made their means by the house. Maryanne says on Sunday, they went to the home and put up a path digicam. The individual then got here again once they had been gone and took electronics.
“One of many first issues we seen once I was checking within the bedrooms was that my dad’s medals had been gone. I simply felt like somebody sucked the wind out of me. It simply damage, and what does somebody need with these medals different then us remembering tales and the highly effective emotions we’ve got of my dad and the way he served this nation,” stated Maryanne.
“My jaw dropped roughly as a result of I wouldn’t of thought that they’d take that. We’ve different issues which can be extra useful in prize than these medals had been,” stated John Jr.
Maryanne says fortunately they nonetheless have a small piece of their father that they’ll maintain on too.
“We’ve the miniature model of his medals. These medals had been those that went on his costume. He would put on them when he had full costume on in uniform. So I’m very grateful we nonetheless have these,” stated she.
Maryanne, her brother John and their sister Diane says they don’t have any laborious emotions. However they’re asking to have their father’s legacy returned as soon as and for all.
“All I can say is that these medals imply extra to us than they do anyone else. If they’re returned, please place them on our steps. We simply need them to come back again, its simply so memorable for us,” stated she.
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Workplace is at the moment nonetheless investigating this housebreaking. Anybody with data on the whereabouts of those medals is requested to contact the Fulton County Sheriff Workplace at .