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Reflecting on the Sept. 11 attacks 20 years later

The Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa., set off a cascade of worldwide catastrophes over the subsequent two decades . . . more

9/9/21

The civilian evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 21, five days before the attack that killed as many as 170 Afghan civilians and 13 U.S. service personnel.

Escaping from Afghanistan

After a harrowing 18 days in Afghanistan last month, a woman from Westchester County, traveling with two of her three children, returned safely to the U.S., after an experience that could have been a plotline for a Hollywood movie. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/1/21

We need to know that the fight is right

When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, millions of Americans who doubted his integrity wondered how they could ever trust his decisions in moments of crisis. Now such a moment is here. more

5/23/19

The U.S. needs to rethink its Saudi strategy

In the run-up to Christmas last year, I covered an annual event at Dees’ Nursery in Oceanside. Trees for Troops, it was called, and for the past 14 years . . . more

6/29/17

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

When you cut off the head, the snake dies

Many Long Islanders identify terrorism as their No. 1 concern, and rightfully so. Our nation’s response to the perpetual threat from violent Islamist supremacists . . . more

10/13/16

Students from the Rambam Mesivta boys school in Lawrence met Avrohom Horovitz, a veteran who was invited to come speak to them about serving as a paratrooper and chaplain for the U.S. armed forces.

Honoring veterans at Rambam Mesivta

Rambam Mesivta students and faculty honored military service people during the Lawrence-based school’s annual Veterans Day assembly that had Avrohom Horovitz, a chaplain and paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne from Atlanta, Ga. as their keynote speaker on Nov. 11. more

By Vanessa Parker | 11/11/15

In news or war, there's no place for embellishment

We all know that wars and battlefield conflicts are dangerous experiences. There are at least 30,000 young men and women who were wounded in battle in Iraq or Afghanistan . . . more

2/12/15

Veterans such as George Sava, above, who live in the H-W School District could be eligible for a partial tax exemption.

Reducing the tax burden on veterans

The Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education was expected to vote this week on whether to approve a veterans’ alternative tax exemption — allowing veterans to pay less in school property taxes — after more than 50 military veterans attended the board’s Sept. 10 meeting and pushed for a decision on the issue. more

By Vanessa Parker | 9/17/14

Journalists have become targets of jihadists

The number of foreign correspondents has plummeted in the past 10 years, and most overseas news bureaus have either shrunk or shuttered their offices. more

9/11/14

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