Tribute for Mohsin Naqvi, a First Lieutenant US Army
On Thurs., Feb. 19, 2009, a special ceremony was held at Newburgh Free Academy honoring former NFA graduate Mohsin Naqvi, a First Lieutenant in the United States Army, who was killed in Afghanistan on September 17th, 2008. The ceremony included a formal dedication of a plaque with his picture which now hangs in the NFA lobby.
From left to Right, Newburgh Free Academy Principal Peter Copeletti, former student Mohsin Naqvi's brother Hassan Naqvi, his father Nazar Naqvi, NFA Mathmatics teacher and advisor for the National Honor Society Jim Nee, and ROTC SMgt. Herter.