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Roger Eastman’s ship was the first to enter Nagasaki after the atomic bomb.

This May 8 marks the 70th anniversary of VE Day — the end of World War II in Europe. To pay tribute to the occasion, and in honor of those from the Greatest Generation who fought in it, the Herald reached out to some of the remaining WWII servicemen in our area to give us a glimpse of their incredible lives and sacrifices during that monumental time in United States history. These are edited excerpts of their fascinating stories: more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 5/6/15

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

Trying to put nuclear genie back in the bottle

Two weeks ago was the 68th anniversary of the American attack on Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945. more

8/21/13

With his first novel, “Guam is a Far Cry from Brooklyn,” Gerson collected stories that he would share at family gatherings so they could be passed down to later generations.

Chronicles of an everyday writer

Malverne resident Alvin Gerson, 87, came late to his latest avocation, as an author. After graduating from Stuyvesant High School in 1944, Gerson, despite his poor eyesight, decided to join the … more

By Diana Dietrich | 7/23/13

Honoring the Stars and Stripes

The American flag exists at the periphery of most our lives. It takes on significance mainly at events kicked off by the playing of the national anthem, at parades and during the seventh-inning stretch at Yankees games. more

6/13/13

The ambiguity of war

I plugged a simple search term into Google last week: “Were Afghanistan and Iraq worth it?” Tens of thousands of entries popped up. more

5/31/13

Guest Column: Memorial Day remembrances

In past years, when I travelled to our nation's capital, I tried to visit the Vietnam Memorial. It was always an emotional experience. The "wall," as the memorial is informally known, is a v-shaped … more

By George Rand | 5/25/12

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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