The Oceanside Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary swore in president Hank Kieche, 82, and other officers on April 6. Kieche is now in his third year as president and has been in the auxiliary for 30 …
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By Karina Kovac
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4/23/23
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John Mulvey, an Oceanside resident and decorated Navy veteran, has a new leash on life after receiving his new service dog Storm, a rescue English Golden Cream Retriever who is changing his life by …
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By Karina Kovac
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2/23/23
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There are just two federal holidays each year acknowledging — and thanking — the brave men and women of the U.S. armed forces for their service to our country.
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11/10/22
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s plan to allow U.S. veterans to teach in Florida classrooms is a terrific concept — if and when the veterans earn bachelor’s degrees and complete teacher training programs.
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8/11/22
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The Oceanside and Island Park communities came out in force once again to honor their fallen heroes and celebrate veterans at the 2022 Memorial Day parade.
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By Jake Pellegrino
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6/9/22
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Although they were sad to see him go, all who knew Maurice B. “Sparky” Mayes, one of the last remaining U.S. Navy veterans of World War II living in Island Park, say that his coincidental death on Memorial Day weekend, on May 29, was one final thank-you from his country for his service.
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By Jake Pellegrino
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6/9/22
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In the waning weeks of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln realized that sooner rather than later, the tens of thousands of Union soldiers returning from the battlefield would be forced to fend for themselves.
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4/21/22
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Recently I joined the Nassau County Legislature’s majority caucus, veterans groups and County Executive Bruce Blakeman to announce the creation of a program to provide grants of up to $10,000 to every eligible veterans hall in the county.
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By Bill Gaylor
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4/14/22
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Herbert Rosenberg, a World War II veteran and prison camp survivor, was honored during his 100th birthday on Saturday at his Cleveland Avenue home, on the Rockville Centre-Oceanside border, by his family, friends and fellow American Legion post members. The parade saw Rockville Centre firefighters, Nassau County police and veterans drive by his home for a salute to Rosenberg.
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By Tom Carrozza
tcarrozza@liherald.com
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11/11/21
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Memorial Day events will take on new urgency this year as a kind of collective anti-insurrection rally.
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5/27/21
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