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I spent the mid-day on an inaugural Staten Island ferry boat ride named after my friend's son, Sgt. Michael Ollis. I knew Mike from when he was 11 years old. Mike Ollis was, 24 when he died in Afghanistan on Aug. 28 protecting a Polish soldier from a suicide bomber during an attack on their base that according to Army Times, included "grenades, rockets and a 3,000-pound bomb. His father, Bob, was a Vietnam Veteran. A lot of my friends and politicians were there for the inauguration. I was very proud to be there for Bobby and his wife, Linda.