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Gift baskets were raffled off to the highest bidder to help raise money for Wounded Warriors.

The Lynbrook Fire Department hosted its 11th annual Wounded Warrior Concert and Block Party on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Greis Park. more

9/28/22

Governor DeSantis: Teachers need to be educated

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. more

8/11/22

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

The Legislature is focused on helping veterans

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. more

By Bill Gaylor | 4/14/22

What is Memorial Day about, if not memories?

Memorial Day events will take on new urgency this year as a kind of collective anti-insurrection rally. more

5/27/21

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale is slated to become a Covid-19 vaccination site toward the end of March.

Nassau Coliseum slated to become Covid-19 vaccination site

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 … more

By Scott Brinton | 3/7/21

Lynbrook fire and police vehicles drove down Vine Street on Sunday to celebrate the 93rd birthday of World War II veteran William Vogric, right, who waved back to the first responders.

Car parade celebrates Lynbrook veteran’s 93rd birthday

With lights and sirens blaring, Lynbrook firefighters and police officers drove down Vine Street in Lynbrook on Sunday in their fire trucks and patrol cars to honor World War II veteran and longtime Lynbrook resident William Vogric. more

By Steve Grogan | 1/21/21

Edward Field, a U.S. Army Air Forces navigator during World War II and a Lynbrook native, worked with his niece Diane Fredel-Weis to create the short film “Minor Accident of War,” which has won several awards.

WWII vet and Lynbrook native turns near-death experience into short film

Lynbrook native Edward Field can still remember Feb. 3, 1945. He was flying in a B-17 bomber toward Nazi Germany when bullets streaked across the sky and struck one of its four engines, draining the … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 12/3/20

East Rockaway hosted a Veterans Day ceremony at Memorial Park on Nov. 11.

East Rockaway recognizes Veterans Day with special ceremony

Residents, elected officials and servicemen and women gathered at Memorial Park on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, to recognize all those past and present who have served their country. more

By Mike Smollins | 11/19/20

Lynbrook American Legion Post 335 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2307 hosted their annual event at the Doughboy Memorial on Nov. 11.

Lynbrook commemorates Veterans Day

Veterans, residents and elected officials gathered at the Doughboy Memorial behind the Lynbrook Long Island Rail Road station on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, as American Legion Post 335 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2307 hosted their annual ceremony. more

By Steve Grogan | 11/19/20

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