Art Pistorio, a local attorney and Navy veteran, will deliver the address of the day during the annual Veterans Day observance at Perry County School District 32.
Mr. Pistorio enlisted in the United States Navy in September 1992. After completing recruit training at Great Lakes, Ill., and Submarine School in Groton, Conn., he was assigned to the Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Vallejo where he earned his silver dolphins. After the USS Vallejo was decommissioned, Art reported to the USS Pennsylvania where he completed another eight nuclear deterrent patrols. He returned to Great Lakes in 1998, this time as a Recruit Division Commander where he led nine recruit divisions before transferring to the Office of Naval Intelligence to become part of the elite Acoustic Intelligence Program for the last half of his career. While there, Mr. Pistorio deployed onboard 23 fast attack submarines as the primary advisor to the Commanding Officer for 25 special operations specifically directed by the President of the United States. He retired from the Navy in 2012 as a Senior Chief Petty Officer.
After retirement, Mr. Pistorio graduated law school from George Mason University in Arlington Va., and is a partner in the Law Firm of Hoeh & Pistorio. He lives in Perry County with his wife Caitlin (a former Marine captain) and his two children Josie and Addie.
Local veterans and their guest are invited to enjoy the Veterans Day Breakfast at Perry County School District 32, which is served from 8-8:45 am. Visitors are asked to park in the bus parking lot no earlier than 7:50 am to allow our buses and students to clear the area safely. The Veterans Day program begins at 9 am at the Pirate Football Stadium. In addition to the address by Mr. Pistorio, the program includes performances by Perryville Primary students, Perryville Elementary students, and the PCMS ands PHS Band and Choirs. Mrs. Emily Koenig, principal of Perryville Primary Center, will serve as the emcee of the event.