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Merrick resident Ellen Diamond, co-founder of Camp Ga’avah, in Oceanside, recently led a workshop with former campers about President Joseph Biden’s executive order to repeal a Trump-era ban that prohibited transgender individuals from serving in the military.
Locals react to repeal of transgender military ban
President Joseph Biden last Monday signed an executive order to reverse a policy that banned transgender people from serving in the military. With the order signed, local LGBTQ+ individuals and their … more
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Ed Correll, of the Vietnam War Veterans Association, served in the color guard that led the Bellmore Memorial Day parade on Monday.
Honoring America’s heroes in Bellmore
Bellmore community members on Monday gathered for the annual Memorial Day parade and memorial service. The parade stepped off at Newbridge Road Elementary School to Bellmore Avenue, before going … more
Social media’s responsibility for venom and vitriol
Is Facebook responsible for genocide? It’s an unexpected question, and a frightening one, I know, but it’s one that must be asked. Hear me out. more
Peter Grieco, 23, of Bellmore, right, said that he was inspired by the stories his father Paul Jr., left, told him about serving in the military when he decided to apply to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Serving ‘so others may dream’
Peter Grieco has wanted to serve in the U.S. military since he was in the first grade and heard a story from his grandfather Arnold Brandt, who was sailing to Iwo Jima as a marine when he noticed “a little twig raising out of the island.” more
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After Vietnam, Yngstrom hid his veteran status from employers and even friends after he was accused of being a ’baby killer’ and ‘murderer.’ Now, he said, he is proud to tell people that he served in Vietnam.
Recalling Vietnam, Veterans gather for 50th anniversary
A cold, heavy rain couldn’t stop hundreds of veterans and supporters from gathering on April 2 at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale to remember the Vietnam War five decades earlier. more
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Merrick American Legion Post 1282 members gathered at the Nassau County American Legion’s annual Military Ball and Post Commanders Night last Saturday to support veterans and their families.
Nassau County American Legion honors vets at ball
Glenn Miller’s “In the Mood” played from speakers in the ballroom of Leonard’s La Dolce Vita as veterans from across Nassau County gathered for the ninth American Legion’s annual Military Ball and Post Commanders Night on Feb. 20. more
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Give returning veterans the green light
Every Veterans Day, we are reminded of the sacrifices that those in the military have made for this country. Most visible are those who are affiliated with local veterans’ organizations . . . more
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
Bellmore native Kristofer Goldsmith, a 29-year-old Long Beach resident, advocated for several pieces of federal legislation designed to help veterans suffering from mental illness as a result of their war experiences.
Bellmore native helps pass veterans legislation
Kristofer Goldsmith, 29, compiled yet another thick packet of documents to be sent to the Army Discharge Review Board last weekend. The Bellmore native, who now lives in Long Beach, has appealed his … more
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End ISIS's campaign of terror once and for all
The reign of terror by Islamic State insurgents surged just one day after President Obama asked Congress for new war powers to combat the brutal terror group. more
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