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After 24 years of service, Freeport native, Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Lloyd Russer has retired from the District of Columbia Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force with the highest enlisted …
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By Mohamed Farghaly
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9/15/22
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s plan to allow U.S. veterans to teach in Florida classrooms is a terrific concept — if and when the veterans earn bachelor’s degrees and complete teacher training programs.
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8/11/22
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In the waning weeks of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln realized that sooner rather than later, the tens of thousands of Union soldiers returning from the battlefield would be forced to fend for themselves.
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4/21/22
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Recently I joined the Nassau County Legislature’s majority caucus, veterans groups and County Executive Bruce Blakeman to announce the creation of a program to provide grants of up to $10,000 to every eligible veterans hall in the county.
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By Bill Gaylor
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4/14/22
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When 98-year-old Bernard Rader died on Dec. 23, he left behind a legacy of World War II heroism, active community involvement and uncompromising love for his family.
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By Reine Bethany
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1/13/22
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Hundreds of veterans attended the 35th Nassau County Veterans Winter Stand Down at the Freeport Armory on Nov. 23, where they received food, shoes, clothing and personal need items from a large team of veteran support organizations.
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By Reine Bethany
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11/24/21
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Veteran’s Day was celebrated by William Clinton Story American Legion Post 342 at the Freeport Memorial Library at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11. The ceremony, while not elaborate, was well attended by Post 342 members and local officials, one of whom, Mayor Robert Kennedy, is himself a Navy veteran.
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By Reine Bethany
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11/18/21
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Veterans Day, unlike Memorial Day, commemorates not only veterans who were killed in battle or survived war and have died since, but also those who are still living. Freeport’s American Legion Post 342 was to hold its yearly observance of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, after press time, at the monument in front of the Freeport Memorial Library. Calvin Andrew, Post 342 treasurer, gave the Herald an interview in which he recounted his own journey after returning from the Vietnam War.
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By Reine Bethany
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11/11/21
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Memorial Day events will take on new urgency this year as a kind of collective anti-insurrection rally.
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5/27/21
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Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum will become a Covid-19 vaccination site, County Executive Laura Curran announced over the weekend.
“We’re focused on continuing to ramp up our …
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By Scott Brinton
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3/7/21
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