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Valley Stream resident and World War II veteran Joseph Michael Stone is nearing his 100th birthday, which he will celebrate in May.

For this Valley Stream WWII veteran, soon to turn 100, slowing down isn't on his to-do list

There aren’t many World War II veterans around nowadays. Most have passed away, especially within the last few years. There’s one Valley Stream resident, though, who served and is … more

By Brendan Carpenter | 4/3/23

Valley Streamer Nicholas Schiano celebrated receiving his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine just two days after his 98th birthday. With him were, from left, LIJ Valley Stream nurse Oneca Fawcett, employee health manager Lissa Nelson and administrative assistant Viviana Santiago.

Valley Streamer, WWII vet turns 98, gets first vaccine dose

Valley Streamer Nicholas Schiano turned 98 on Jan. 29. Two days later, the World War II veteran received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. While volunteers from Holy Name of Mary Catholic … more

By Peter Belfiore | 2/18/21

Cassandra Barry, 4, let her flag fly high during the 202 Valley Stream Veteran's Day ceremony on the Village Green.

Veterans Day 2020 in Valley Stream

The threads of history converged in parallel this Nov. 11 in Valley Stream and across the country. Taking place amid the pandemic, Armistice Day as Veteran’s Day was initially … more

By Peter Belfiore | 11/12/20

Deeple with her husband, Ted. She served in the Royal Air Force Women’s Auxiliary during World War II after escaping to England from Nazi Germany.

Sandra Deeple, WWII veteran and longtime Valley Streamer turns 100

Longtime Valley Streamer Sandra Deeple, who escaped Nazi Germany and served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, celebrated her 100th birthday on Sept. 14. After fleeing to England, Deeple … more

9/18/20

Scouts from Valley Stream BSA Troop 109 threw a parade for World War II veteran Julian Binetti's 100th birthday after the coronavirus forced his family to cancel their original plans to celebrate the milestone.

Valley Stream BSA troop gives WWII veteran a hero’s salute for his 100th birthday

On June 6, 1944, Julian Binetti was a Navy gunner's mate aboard a heavy landing craft during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Before that he was stationed on a destroyer in the Pacific, and … more

By Peter Belfiore | 3/27/20

Pat Albarella today, with the flag of his younger brother, Frank, who was killed in southern France. “I was the last one to see him alive,” he said tearfully.

World War II veteran speaks of loss, life in Valley Stream

Second of two parts.Pat Albarella awoke in December 1943, lying in an Army hospital bed in Tunisia, frantically feeling for his legs, which had been badly burned in Italy a few days before. Doctors … more

By Peter Belfiore | 11/15/18

A high-school-aged Pat Albarella with his future wife, Peggy Stango. They met at Boise High School in Brooklyn.

Valley Stream World War II veteran recalls North African, European invasions

Having grown up in Brooklyn in the 1920s and ’30s as the middle child of nine, with Italian immigrant parents, Valley Stream resident and retired Army Private First Class Pat Albarella described his idyllic, family-oriented life there — with frequent visits by aunts, uncles and cousins — as “beautiful.” more

By Peter Belfiore | 11/8/18

In times of trouble, FDR comes to me

I made a pilgrimage in August to a shining house on a hill surrounded by lush forests. Below was a valley where apple trees grew in neat rows. In the distance was a wide river. This place, this magical place, was an oasis of calm, a landscape perfectly suited for introspection. more

9/14/17

We can all do more to support veterans

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 . . . more

11/10/16

Bernard Otterman and his son, Michael, both former Merokeans, are working on a project to bring educators from across the Middle East to Hiroshima, Japan, to raise awareness of the dangers of nuclear war.

War and peace: searching for a nuclear-free world

Fears of another terrorist attack are running high after a series of ruthless strikes in Western Europe and the United States over the past year, perpetrated with semiautomatic rifles and suicide vests. The gravest threat to humanity, however, remains nuclear arms, according to Holocaust survivor Bernard Otterman, 79, formerly of Merrick. It has been so since World War II, he noted. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/19/16

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