Distinguished Service Medal awarded to local man

State Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski (D-19) and Sayreville Mayor Kennedy O’Brien, along with members of Sayreville Veterans of Foreign War Post 4699, recently presented the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal to Joseph Koval at his home in Sayreville.

A sergeant, first class, in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Koval served as a combat medic.

He also served as Middlesex County Veterans of Foreign Wars and District 8 Post Commander and is the former commander of Sayreville VFW Post 4699.