Brooklyn puts it in writing, ‘We support Fort Hamilton troops’
Leaders sign covenant pledging assistance
The U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Hamilton was established in 1825 and has honored many military traditions over the past 189 years. But on Tuesday morning, army brass, Bay Ridge elected officials and civic leaders took part in a relatively new event that the participants said they hope will become a time honored tradition at the military base.
In a ceremony that took place on the fort’s bluff over looking the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in Bay Ridge, Col. Joseph Davidson and a group of military officials, lawmakers and civilians signed the Army Community Covenant, a document in which the signers pledge to support the army installation and its surrounding civilian community in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
Covenant signing ceremonies take place at military installations all over the country, but leaders said the Fort Hamilton event is special because the fort’s unique status as the only active military base in New York City.