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The building occupying 59 Hempstead Gardens Drive in West Hempstead looks like others on that street: industrial, nondescript and plain. But a significant chapter of national history began there, through a company that helped Americans with disabilities nationwide obtain equal rights. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 11/1/16

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, far right, joined volunteers at the Long Beach Waterfront Warriors fundraiser at The Inn on July 9.

L.B. Waterfront Warriors to welcome wounded soldiers

The Long Beach Waterfront Warriors will hold its eighth annual 5K race and welcome parade on Saturday for recuperating soldiers and their families. more

By Ben Strack | 7/14/16

Penny Frondelli/Herald Peter Hawkins, who finished first overall, at the start of the race.

Waterfront Warriors welcomes service members to the beach

The streets of the West End were packed with flag-waving residents as the seventh annual Waterfront Warriors welcome parade stepped off on July 19. Twenty-two service members and their families … more

By Matthew Ern | 7/30/15

Sgt. Robert Scott III, with his father and mother, Robert Scott Jr. and Valence, in their home on the newly dedicated Sgt. Robert Scott III Boulevard.

Street dedicated to wounded Army warrior

On Sept. 11, 2001, Robert Scott III, a 1991 graduate of Malverne High School, was riding the E train to his job in the World Trade Center, and was two blocks away from the twin towers when the first plane struck. The attack, the loss of many colleagues and a desire to help his country prompted Scott, a trader special clerk for Goldman Sachs, to leave the Wall Street life and join the Army. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 7/22/15

Mission Impossible: getting V.A. benefits

Life gets so hard when you’re very old that dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs bureaucracy does indeed feel like adding insult to an already injurious process. more

7/8/15

Photos by Tim Baker/Herald The Long Beach Waterfront Warriors had a strong turnout for its 7th annual fundraiser at Lola’s on May 18.

Waterfront Warriors hold annual fundraiser at Lola's

The Long Beach Waterfront Warriors held its seventh annual fundraiser on Monday, May 18, at Lola’s Kitchen and Wine Bar. The event included raffles, a DJ and live music. more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/4/15

Thousands of Long Beach residents cheered on 29 service members and their families at the Warriors’ Welcome Parade in the West End.

Waterfront Warriors welcome the troops to Long Beach

For 27-year-old Ryan Safran, a U.S. Marine who completed two tours of Afghanistan, the outpouring of support from the Long Beach community last weekend was overwhelming. Safran, a Maryland resident, … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/1/14

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

Rocker Joan Jett made a surprise visit and greeted the troops last Sunday, where she took photos with the soldiers during the event.

Allegria Hotel hosts ‘Wrap Party’ for Long Beach Waterfront Warriors

The Long Beach Waterfront Warriors, along with the Allegria Hotel, Long Beach Catholic Regional School and the VFW Lt. John F. O’Grady Post 1384, held a “wrap party” at the hotel on Sunday, … more

12/14/11

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