June 3, 2026 -- Cpl. Andy Chomko and his father Staff Sgt. Edward Chomko on Wednesday led the Pledge of Allegiance at the Board of Commissioners meeting at the Lackawanna County Government Center, 123 Wyoming Ave., Scranton.

Cpl. Andy Chomko served in the Special Operations Forces in the 1st Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment for four combat tours -- two in Iraq and two in Afghanistan.

After his military service, Andy Chomko graduated cum laude from Lackawanna College. He went on to graduate from Northampton Community College with a degree in Mortuary Science. He is a partner and fourth-generation funeral director at the Edward J. Chomko Funeral Home, 262 Railroad Ave., Scranton, which was established in 1905.

Andy Chomko co-founded Fight4Vets, which helps veterans with bills and expenses. He helped reinstate the Lackawanna College Veterans Club and is a member of the NEPA Armed Forces Day Parade Association, the West Scranton Wrestling Alumni Association, the West Scranton Neighborhood Association and the Knights of Columbus.

Andy Chomko’s awards include the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Expert Infantryman Badge, the Parachutist Badge, the Australian Commando Parachutist Badge and more.

Andy Chomko lives in Scranton with his wife Bridget and son Elias.

Staff Sgt. Edward Chomko served two tours of duty in Vietnam. He served with the 1st Infantry Division and the 101^st Airborne Division as a Long-Range Reconnaissance Patrol Ranger working directly with the South Vietnamese Army.

Following his military service, Edward Chomko graduated from the Pennsylvania State University and Simmons College of Mortuary Science, Syracuse. He also is a partner and a third-generation funeral director at the Edward J. Chomko Funeral Home.

Edward Chomko is a member of the Disabled American Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, Vietnam Veterans of America, the American Ukrainian Veterans Association of Lackawanna County, the National WWII Memorial Fund and more.

Staff Sgt. Edward Chomko Chomko’s awards include two Bronze Star Medals, the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Army Commendation Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Defense Medal, the Parachutist Badge and more.

Edward Chomko lives in Scranton with his wife Jean Ann. Together they have three children and seven grandchildren.

Pictured are, from left, Lackawanna County Commissioners Bill Gaughan and Thom Welby, Andy and Edward Chomko, Lackawanna County Director of Veterans Affairs Tim Booth and Commissioner Chris Chermak.