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Helias Doundoulakis on March 31, 1944, the night before he left for an OSS airstrip outside Cairo. At the final moment, the planned night air-drop near Salonica was changed instead to a voyage by boat, to Greece.

Helias Doundoulakis, who lived on Ann Street in Baldwin from 1962 to 2005, led an exciting and dangerous life as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II, and later as a … more

By Karina Kovac | 6/16/22

Edward Olvera, a 97-year-old Baldwin resident and World War II veteran, was honored by an intimate ceremony on Memorial Day May 25.

Wantagh pipe band honors Baldwin ‘hometown hero’

To mark Memorial Day, World War II veteran Edward Olvera, a Baldwin resident, was honored for his service to the country outside his home on May 25. John Stone, of the Wantagh American Legion Pipe … more

6/12/20

In times of trouble, FDR comes to me

I made a pilgrimage in August to a shining house on a hill surrounded by lush forests. Below was a valley where apple trees grew in neat rows. In the distance was a wide river. This place, this magical place, was an oasis of calm, a landscape perfectly suited for introspection. more

9/14/17

We can all do more to support veterans

For anyone who has not served in combat, it’s impossible to understand the horrors of war. We can try to imagine them, however. We can imagine . . . more

11/10/16

Bernard Otterman and his son, Michael, both former Merokeans, are working on a project to bring educators from across the Middle East to Hiroshima, Japan, to raise awareness of the dangers of nuclear war.

War and peace: searching for a nuclear-free world

Fears of another terrorist attack are running high after a series of ruthless strikes in Western Europe and the United States over the past year, perpetrated with semiautomatic rifles and suicide vests. The gravest threat to humanity, however, remains nuclear arms, according to Holocaust survivor Bernard Otterman, 79, formerly of Merrick. It has been so since World War II, he noted. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/19/16

WWII vet recalls first-wave attack in Okinawa

“Over here, Joe! Over here, Joe! You gettin’ sick of that, Joe? ” Japanese soldiers yelled in thick accents. They patroled the jungles of Okinawa Island at night in the hopes of catching American soldiers hiding in the shadows, as World War II was coming to a close in 1945. Army Cpl. Dominick Gualtieri hid in his tank, alongside two other soldiers. They waited until the Japanese retreated to escape the blazing heat and cramped quarters of the tank. more

By Stephany Reyes | 3/23/16

World War II veteran David Marshall at the unveiling of the monument to the Battle of the Bulge at Veterans Memorial Plaza in Eisenhower Park, in East Meadow, last month.

Monument unveiled

The bullets flew and mortars whistled before choking off into explosions. But what David Marshall remembers most about the Battle of the Bulge was the cold. “For those six weeks, I couldn’t … more

By Adrienne Lyons | 1/7/16

Roseanne Cash and her band visit Adelphi University's Performing Arts Center on Friday, performing songs from her latest album "The River and the Thread."

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Enduring ImagesAn exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections, that focuses on the lasting record created by an artist’s visual … more

5/14/15

Marshall served as grand marshal of Oceanside’s Memorial Day Parade this year.

Battle of the Bulge to Baldwin

When Dave Marshall turned 18 in 1943, the world was in the midst of a major war. The United States entered the conflict late in 1941, so Marshall knew he would be drafted once he became eligible, but he had no idea what would be in store for him after that. more

By Brian Croce | 11/5/14

Onlookers in Washington, D.C., rushed to greet and photograph the veterans at the Washington Monument during an Honor Flight trip in June 2012.

Giving WWII vets a ‘final mission’

Jeffrey Rosenking never leaves home without a brochure. Wherever he is, if he spots an elderly man or woman in military garb, Rosenking will introduce himself and hand them a pamphlet for Honor Flight Long Island, an organization for which he has volunteered since 2010, which sends World War II veterans to the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., free of charge. more

By David Weingrad | 11/13/13

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