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A heart-felt Oceanside Homecoming for WWII veteran

World War II veteran David Marshall was honored at halftime of Oceanside High School’s Homecoming game Saturday. Marshall, a Baldwin resident since the 1960s, fought in the Army’s 84th … more

By Kepherd Daniel | 10/6/23

The six veterans honored pictured left to right are David Reisman, David Marshall, Herbert Albag, Emil Kesselman, Daniel Breier and Arthur Feltheimer. Back row left to right are Assemblyman Ari Brown, Jewish War Veterans Post 717 Commander John Robbins and Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito.

Six World War II veterans honored by Town of Hempstead at JCC

Six veterans sat side by side at the Barry & Florence Friedberg Jewish Community Center July 17 as they were individually recognized by the Town of Hempstead for serving in World War II, each man ranging from 94 to 100 years old. Approximately 50 people gathered for the rare opportunity to honor several WWII veterans that live within the community. more

By Taylor Nicioli | 7/21/22

U.S. Navy veteran Emil Kesselman served as the grand marshal of this year’s Oceanside Memorial Day parade on Monday. In 1951, Kesselman was photographed as he took dictation from President Harry Truman.

Oceanside Memorial Day Parade honoree worked side by side with Harry Truman

U.S. Navy veteran Emil Kesselman still recalls the first time he met with President Harry Truman while stationed at the U.S. Destroyer Naval Air Station in Key West, Fla., on March 8, 1951. more

By Mike Smollins | 5/30/19

Oceanside World War II veteran recalls service, life after the war

U.S. Army Pfc. Milton Seitman waded through the cold Atlantic off the shore of Normandy, France, on July 8, 1944, with his rifle held high above his head. He didn’t know what to expect, but when he … more

By Peter Belfiore | 11/9/17

In times of trouble, FDR comes to me

I made a pilgrimage in August to a shining house on a hill surrounded by lush forests. Below was a valley where apple trees grew in neat rows. In the distance was a wide river. This place, this magical place, was an oasis of calm, a landscape perfectly suited for introspection. more

9/14/17

Pacific warrior relives WWII

Sgt. Maj. Daniel Breier was on Mindanao Island in the Philippines on Aug. 14, 1945—after more than a year of bloody combat to expel Japanese troops clinging to the territory. The naval guns of … more

By Peter Belfiore | 12/13/16

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

Bernard Otterman and his son, Michael, both former Merokeans, are working on a project to bring educators from across the Middle East to Hiroshima, Japan, to raise awareness of the dangers of nuclear war.

War and peace: searching for a nuclear-free world

Fears of another terrorist attack are running high after a series of ruthless strikes in Western Europe and the United States over the past year, perpetrated with semiautomatic rifles and suicide vests. The gravest threat to humanity, however, remains nuclear arms, according to Holocaust survivor Bernard Otterman, 79, formerly of Merrick. It has been so since World War II, he noted. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/19/16

Roseanne Cash and her band visit Adelphi University's Performing Arts Center on Friday, performing songs from her latest album "The River and the Thread."

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Enduring ImagesAn exhibition, drawn from Hofstra University Museum’s permanent collections, that focuses on the lasting record created by an artist’s visual … more

5/14/15

Onlookers in Washington, D.C., rushed to greet and photograph the veterans at the Washington Monument during an Honor Flight trip in June 2012.

Giving WWII vets a ‘final mission’

Jeffrey Rosenking never leaves home without a brochure. Wherever he is, if he spots an elderly man or woman in military garb, Rosenking will introduce himself and hand them a pamphlet for Honor Flight Long Island, an organization for which he has volunteered since 2010, which sends World War II veterans to the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., free of charge. more

By David Weingrad | 11/13/13

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