Matthew

Contact TablesOgdensburg City Councilor Matthew Flynn is married to Aimee (Guimond) Flynn and has two children; Matthew II & Samantha. Sergeant Flynn served as a scout in the US Marine Corps and is a Desert Storm / Desert Shield Gulf War Combat Vet. While in the Marine Corps, his decorations include two Kuwait Liberation Medals, Humanitarian Medal, and Combat Action Ribbon. Matthew continues to be active with Veteran organizations. He is presently the Chaplin of the Ogdensburg Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2936 and is a Past Commandant of the Marine Corps League, St. Lawrence County Detachment 408. While earning his A.A.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology at SUNY Canton College, Matthew earned the State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence and the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society’s 2002 All New York Academic Team.

Personal

· Son of Gerald and Ethel Flynn

· Married to Aimee (Guimond) Flynn

· Two Children; Matthew II & Samantha

· Member, Ogdensburg City Republican Committee

· Officer, VFW

· Member, American Legion

· Member, Disabled American Veterans

· Past Commandant of the Marine Corps League, St. Lawrence County Detachment 408

· Member, Showtime

· Member, Knights of Columbus

· Member, United University Professions

· Member, New York State United Teachers and the American Federation of Teachers

· Member, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society

· Member, SUNY Canton’s Gospel Choir

· Life member, International Texas Longhorn Association

Education

· A.A.S. Electrical Engineering Technology; College of Technology , Canton , NY

· Techniques of Military instruction; Marine Corps Institute, Washington , DC

· Marine Seismic Vessel Navigation; Schlumberger, Asker, Norway

· Basic Marine Firefighting; Texas A&M, Galveston , Texas

· Graduate; Heuvelton Central School , NY

Military Serv ice

· United States Marine Corps 6/87 - 12/94

Awards/Honors

· Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence; State University of New York

· 2002 All NY Academic Team; Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society

· Certificate of Honor; The American Legion

· Marine of the Year (2 nd Award); Marine Corps League detachment 408

· Certificate of Achievement; Marine Corps Association

· Meritorious Mast, USMC Engineer School Commanding O= fficer

· Meritorious Mast, USMC Headquarters Battalion Commanding Officer

· Letter of Commendation, Sixth Fleet Commander

· Certificate of Appreciation; Republican National Committee

· Certificate of Merit, New York State Senator John M. McHugh

· Certificate of Merit, Assemblyman John O’Neil

· Medals/ribbons

o Combat Action Ribbon

o Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

o National Defense Service Medal

o Kuwait Liberation Medal ( Kuwait )

o Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi)

o Good Conduct Award with 1 Bronze Star

o Southwest Asia Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars

o Humanitarian Service Medal

o Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with 3 Bronze Stars

o Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon

o Expert Rifle Badge

o Expert Pistol Badge