Morris County Memorial Day Observance 2021
Morris County
The Morris County Board of County Commissioners presented their Distinguished Military Service Medals to six veterans on Wes., May 26, at the Morris County Annual Memorial Day Observance ceremony on the Morris County Courthouse lawn in Morristown, where honors also were delivered by state legislators and Congressional representatives.
Morris County recognizes resident veterans by presenting them with the Distinguished Military Service Medal, which are unique to the county and have been awarded since 2000 to veterans or their family members to honor their service to our country. More than 10,000 have been presented.
Among this year’s honorees were George M. Macchia of Chatham.
George Macchia served in the Air Force, active duty, from September 1986 to December 1992.
Mr. Macchia served with the 509th Air Refueling Squadron at Griffiss Air Force Base from 1987-1992. He was a Navigator and an Instructor Navigator on a KC-135 aerial refueling tanker and rose to the rank of captain at the time of his separation.
Mr. Macchia served in Desert Storm. He was awarded the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor and one oak leaf cluster, the Combat Readiness Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Southwest Asia Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters.
He is a 1982 graduate of Hudson Catholic High School, and 1986 B.A. graduate in Political Science of at Rutgers University, where he was enrolled in ROTC.
Subsequent to his military service, Mr. Macchia became a 1992 graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, with a MBA in Management and a 1998 graduate of Seton Law School, cum laude.
Since 1998, Mr. Macchia has been practicing law and is currently in-house counsel with Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. Aside from working in private practice, Mr. Macchia was a Deputy Attorney General in New Jersey from 2005 -2011, representing the State of New Jersey in child welfare cases and representing the former University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey in various legal matters.
Mr. Macchia is married to Dr. Rosemichele Sorvino-Macchia, and have three children, now adults, Drew, William and Livia. When his children were young, he volunteered coaching soccer and officiating swim meets at the YMCA and USA swimming meets, and supported his sons’ Boy Scouting activities.
For more information on the ceremony and other honorees visit: morriscountynj.gov/Residents/Community-Information/For-Veterans/Memorial-Day-2021
