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 …
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By Mallory Wilson
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6/4/23
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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 …
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By Laura Lane
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11/19/21
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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.
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9/9/21
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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 . . .
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9/9/21
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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.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/1/21
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“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 …
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By Laura Lane
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7/22/21
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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.
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3/26/21
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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.
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5/23/19
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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 . . .
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6/29/17
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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.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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11/11/16
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