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Maintaining VA centers is the least we can do

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. more

4/21/22

Honor a veteran on Nov. 11 — and every day

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice between Germany and the Allied forces went into effect. more

11/6/14

We must do more worldwide to fight terrorism

In the past 60 days, two of the world’s greatest western powers were subjected to cruel and appalling attacks at the hands of vile Islamic terrorists. more

6/6/13

Steven Liguori got a tight hug from his mother, Liz, at the LIRR station in Lynbrook upon his arrival from Fort Dix in New Jersey.

A soldier comes home

On the evening of Feb. 1, a family waited patiently on the platform of the Lynbrook Long Island Rail Road station for the arrival of a train that would bring their son home from the war in Afghanistan. Army 1st Lt. Steven R. Liguori II, 25, a Lynbrook firefighter, was finally coming home after a year of deployment, followed by a short stay at the Fort Dix Army Hospital in New Jersey for treatment of an injury he suffered when insurgents attacked his base on Dec. 2, just before he was to return to the U.S. more

By Steve Grogan | 2/14/13

Joe DiDominica of Dee's Nursery loads trees onto the DHL truck.

Sending 'Trees to Troops' from Dee's

Move over, Sandy — the holidays are here. The ongoing cleanup from October’s superstorm took a backseat on Monday morning during the ninth annual DHL Operation Holiday Cheer at Dees’ … more

By Mary Malloy and Aaron Axelson | 12/6/12

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

Courtesy Shari Glickman-Bowes/Waverly Park Elementary School

Waverly Park ‘adopts’ a soldier

Waverly Park Elementary School is adopting soldiers this year — and it’s been a wonderful experience already for many of the classes. Shari Bowes’ class was paired with 2006 Lynbrook … more

11/2/11

The local children gathered around the soldiers as they handed out supplies.

U.S. forces bring aid to Southern Iraq

This is the second part of a two-part series written by Lynbrook native 2nd Lt Christopher Molaro, who is currently stationed in Iraq. It was approaching midday. Dust had picked up, conditions were not the best, but Lt. Col. Robert Wright, commander of Task Force Steel Dragon, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, was determined to help a local sheik support his tribe when they needed it the most. more

By 2nd Lt Christopher Molaro | 7/27/11

Adventures with Dora the Explorer

Plaza Theatrical Productions brings Dora the Explorer to the stage on Saturday. Other weekend highlights include a Civil War reenactment at Old Bethpage Village Restorationa and a concert with the American Chamber Ensemble at Hofstra. more

3/30/11

Before he took off for England carrying trees and letters for the troops, John Bellamy, DHL’s chief pilot, sat behind the wheel of one of the Oceanside Fire Department’s classic fire engines, enjoying the festivities at Dees’ Nursery.

A trans-Atlantic goodwill mission

Hundreds gathered outside Dees’ Nursery in Oceanside on Dec. 6 to mark the seventh year of DHL Operation Holiday Cheer, a charitable program in which holiday trees, decorations and encouraging … more

Tom Steinert | 12/15/10

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