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More than a dozen veterans live in the East Meadow Senior Center on Front Street, including, from top left, Anthony Nohfouz, Vincent Scelsi, John Errico, Carmine Cella, John Mallico, Tom Nicoletti, Ira Meltzer, Alfonso Caggiano and Al Willougby. On the bottom row sat Cliff Way and Carmine Peranzo.

Carmine Cella served in the United States Air Force from 1943 to 1946, and was stationed in Saipan and the Tinian during World War II, which are part of U.S.’s Northern Mariana Islands, in the western Pacific Ocean. Cella, now 91, said he couldn’t help but notice a huge commotion while deployed in Tinian. “I knew something was going on over there,” he said. “I didn’t know what it was.” He later learned he was on the same island as the atomic bombs, which would soon be launched on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. more

By David Weingrad | 5/29/13

Santo Bivone, who was part of the second wave in the invasion of Normandy during World War II, died on April 30. He was 93.

Santo Bivone, World War II veteran

Santo Bivone, a World War II veteran, died on April 30, at age 93. more

By David Weingrad | 5/24/13

Bernard Rader, 89, with his wife, June, in the East Meadow Public Library as he retold his story of being a prisoner of war during World War II.

A POW comes to East Meadow

East Meadow residents were recently treated to a little-known chapter of history, when World War II veteran Bernard Rader visited the East Meadow Public Library on Jan. 23 to tell his story of being a prisoner of war. more

By David Weingrad | 1/30/13

Has American get-up-and-go got up and gone?

We Americans know some things about ourselves. It’s part of our narrative. We are winners. We are optimists. We have a “can do” attitude that allows us to smite our enemies and solve our problems. We invent things, fix things and help others. more

Randi Kreiss | 6/20/10

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