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Buckley’s friends, family and loved ones saluted the American flag as it was raised over the basketball courts named for him.

Town renames basketball courts after fallen marine

Oceanside’s Gregory T. Buckley Jr. could be found shooting hoops on the basketball courts of Oceanside Park with his brothers and father, from the time he was 5 years old until he shipped off to Afghanistan as a U.S. Marine. more

By Jake Pellegrino | 7/28/22

Reflecting on the Sept. 11 attacks 20 years later

The Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa., set off a cascade of worldwide catastrophes over the subsequent two decades . . . more

9/9/21

We need to know that the fight is right

When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, millions of Americans who doubted his integrity wondered how they could ever trust his decisions in moments of crisis. Now such a moment is here. more

5/23/19

The U.S. needs to rethink its Saudi strategy

In the run-up to Christmas last year, I covered an annual event at Dees’ Nursery in Oceanside. Trees for Troops, it was called, and for the past 14 years . . . more

6/29/17

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

When you cut off the head, the snake dies

Many Long Islanders identify terrorism as their No. 1 concern, and rightfully so. Our nation’s response to the perpetual threat from violent Islamist supremacists . . . more

10/13/16

In news or war, there's no place for embellishment

We all know that wars and battlefield conflicts are dangerous experiences. There are at least 30,000 young men and women who were wounded in battle in Iraq or Afghanistan . . . more

2/12/15

Journalists have become targets of jihadists

The number of foreign correspondents has plummeted in the past 10 years, and most overseas news bureaus have either shrunk or shuttered their offices. more

9/11/14

Lance Cpl. Buckley was killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2012.

Oceanside Marine’s killer gets 7½ years

The family of Greg Buckley Jr., the Oceanside Marine who was killed while serving in Afghanistan in 2012, was outraged to learn last week that the Afghan youth accused of his murder was sentenced to just seven years and six months in jail. more

8/6/14

The not-so-long hot summer

For a handful of people in the political world, this is the summer of blame, shame and credit. While everyone else is trying to get some free time, the political world is immersed in its frenzy to get the attention of almost no one. more

7/30/14

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