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A new monument was unveiled at Eisenhower Park on May 28 to honor those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice: Nassau County unveils two new veterans monuments for Eisenhower Park's veteran memorials

Two new monuments have joined Eisenhower Park’s Veterans Memorial in field 6 ahead of Memorial Day. The area was packed on May 28 as a Memorial Day service was conducted. One of the new … more

By Mallory Wilson | 6/4/23

Marine veteran Tony Congero, of Bayville, said he found it sobering to look over the names and photos of the 13

Vets ceremony honors 13 killed in Afghanistan

At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the Great War — World War I — ended. Veterans Day commemorates that day across the United States. Each year, members of … more

By Laura Lane | 11/19/21

Village officials and veterans gathered at the new “Lynbrook Honors Our Troops” sign after the bunting and flags were added. Taking part were, from left, Lynbrook Police Chief Brian Paladino, Mike Davies, Trustees Laura Ryder and Robert Boccio, Deputy Mayor Michael Hawxhurst, Mayor Alan Beach, Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander Pat Nealon, and, from right, Steve Grogan, Thomas Wohlrab, Michael Martin, former VFW Commander Ed Donegan, American Legion member Frank Quinn, Marine Corp League Past Commander Len Goldstein, American Legion Commander Bill Marinaccio and SFC Army Recruiter Jose Morrero.

Lynbrook remembers the 13 servicemen and women killed in Afghanistan

The Village of Lynbrook has a new sign that reads, “Lynbrook Honors Our Troops” at the east and west entrances to the village on Sunrise Highway. more

9/9/21

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

Chris Peterkin, commander of the Bellmore Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2770, urged veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars to volunteer to work on the monument.

Memorializing Afghan, Iraq wars at park

“Fighting in Afghanistan was like Whac-A-Mole,” said Army Staff Sgt. Chad Ryals, a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. “It’s rocky and mountainous there, and … more

By Laura Lane | 7/22/21

Eisenhower Park is home to memorials honoring service men and women, and it’s time to add a memorial for Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans, said Nassau County Veterans Service Agency Director Ralph Esposito.

Memorial for soldiers lost during Afghanistan, Iraq wars

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said on Monday that a memorial in Eisenhower Park to commemorate soldiers who died in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars is currently in the planning stage. It will be one of the first in the state to honor soldiers who died in these wars. more

3/26/21

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

Brotherhood and the post-9/11 veteran

Re-adjusting to civilian life can pose a big challenge for veterans, including the 2.6 million servicemen and women who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 11/11/16

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