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When asked to describe her time serving in the Women’s Army Corps, Barbara Byrne responded with a rhetorical question. “Have you ever seen ‘Forrest Gump?’”
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By Brian Stieglitz
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11/22/16
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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 . . .
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11/10/16
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By his own admission, Booker T. Gibson wasn’t the most athletic student at Mepham High School in Bellmore in the 1940s, so becoming popular at a school that placed a high value on success in sports –– in particular, in wrestling –– was no easy feat. But Gibson could play boogie-woogie piano, and at the time this highly rhythmic style of the blues ruled the airwaves.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/17/16
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Glenn Miller’s “In the Mood” played from speakers in the ballroom of Leonard’s La Dolce Vita as veterans from across Nassau County gathered for the ninth American Legion’s annual Military Ball and Post Commanders Night on Feb. 20.
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By Stephany Reyes
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2/25/16
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Drivers honked their horns and rolled down their windows to cheer the veterans gathered at Veterans Memorial Park on Nov. 11, when Merrick American Legion Post 1282 hosted its annual Veterans Day ceremony.
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By Stephany Reyes
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11/18/15
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Before Barbara Byrne even reached the North Merrick Board of Education room, she accepted congratulatory hugs from supporters and life-long friends on her retirement. Once she settled in her seat, with her husband, John Byrne, by her side, she quietly waited for the meeting to begin on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Byrne worked for the North Merrick School District for 31 years as a lunch monitor and special-education aide at Old Mill Road Elementary School. Working with children was always a fun, exciting experience, she said.
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By Stephany Reyes
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9/16/15
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Spectators filled the sidewalks as marchers made their way up Merrick Avenue on Monday for the Merricks’ annual Memorial Day parade, which ended in a solemn ceremony at the community’s war monument in North Merrick.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/27/15
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Hundreds of people representing dozens of local organizations will line up on Monday for Merrick’s Memorial Day parade, weather permitting.
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5/20/15
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In the late 1940s and early ’50s, veterans returning from World War II scattered across Long Island, seeking quiet communities to call home. Many were tired, forlorn, shell-shocked. They founded local posts of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars to find companionship with the men ...
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By Scott Brinton
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2/12/15
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Veterans, elected leaders, firefighters and Boy Scouts circled around a lectern at Veterans Memorial Park in North Merrick on Tuesday to salute America’s veterans. In a brief, but emotional ceremony, the crowd of about 50 marked Veterans Day on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/12/14
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