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SPC. Michael zervos returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan and surprised his 5-year-old daughter, Danielle, in her kindergarten class at the Robert W. Carbonaro School on Jan. 9.

When 5-year-old Danielle Zervos walked into her kindergarten classroom at Robert W. Carbonaro Elementary School on Jan. 9 after music class, she noticed a few other adults in the room besides her teacher, Margaret Otton. more

By Brian Croce | 1/16/13

The blessings of light, heat and a warm bed

I watched the sun set this week down at a storm-ravaged beach, and I realized that while the sun rises and the sun sets, pretty much everything else changes. more

11/23/12

Marine CPL Marcus Dandrea, left, with former Navy Corpsman Micah Ambrose, who is holding his namesake, Micah Dandrea.

Navy Corpsman, Marine reunite in Lynbrook

When they saw each other they first smiled, then grabbed and held each other in a tight hug. One was a wounded Marine without legs sitting in a wheelchair, while the other was the Navy Corpsman who … more

By Steve Grogan/LFD | 10/24/12

Get our troops home now

To the Editor: I am writing this letter on behalf of the Buckley family. Recently, Lance Cpl. Gregory T. Buckley was cowardly gunned down, unarmed, while on duty in southern Afghanistan. We all … more

9/12/12

Mr. Buckley, you have our prayers and my support

Our community was heartbroken to hear that one of our own, Lance Cpl. Greg Buckley Jr., was killed along with two other fellow Marines while serving our nation in Afghanistan. more

9/6/12

‘A beautiful day to remember my son’

The solemn sound of bagpipes playing “Amazing Grace” mixed with the throaty roar of motorcycles as the hearse carrying Lance Cpl. Gregory T. Buckley’s body pulled up in front of St. Agnes Cathedral last Saturday afternoon. more

By Alex Costello | 8/22/12

Friends and family added to a collage that was created in front of the Buckley home.

‘I remember his bravery’

Long before he was a Marine, Greg Buckley Jr. was a Sailor. Buckley was a star on the basketball court his senior year at Oceanside High School. He played football as well, but it was when he was … more

By Alex Costello | 8/15/12

Is it 'sweet and fitting' to die in war?

According to The Associated Press, some 1,843 American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001. more

5/24/12

Students in Afghanistan conversed with OHS kids, sharing their ideas.

Overseas, but in the same classroom

While the Oceanside High School students were shaking off the drowsiness that comes with rising with the sun, the students in Kabul, Afghanistan, nine hours ahead, were winding down their … more

By Aaron Axelson | 5/23/12

U.S. Marine Cpl. Kevin Vaughan with his girlfriend, Lanette Lucksavage, in physical therapy at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

Civic group honors Marine wounded in battle

With tears in his eyes, Marine Cpl. Kevin Vaughan waved to the several hundred supporters who arrived in North Merrick to welcome him home on March 9. Driven by his father, Jim, to his driveway on Winifred Drive, Vaughan watched as his neighbors, friends and well-wishers waved American flags and brandished signs to give him a hero’s welcome during a parade that was organized by the Wenshaw Park Civic Association. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 3/8/12

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