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As the East Rockaway Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 335 enters phase three of reopening, they are now operating again at 50 percent occupancy and bringing back some programs.
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By Mike Smollins
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7/2/20
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The bride wore white, a dress she bought on the internet, and her wedding band was her grandmother’s. The groom’s ring arrived in the mail courtesy of his father, who lives in Arizona. And a friend brought a beautiful bouquet of flowers because the florists were all closed. When the actual ceremony was held it was beautiful, even amidst the coronavirus pandemic, perhaps because love conquers all.
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By Laura Lane
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6/30/20
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To mark Memorial Day, World War II veteran Edward Olvera, a Baldwin resident, was honored for his service to the country outside his home on May 25.
John Stone, of the Wantagh American Legion Pipe …
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6/12/20
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Quentin Roosevelt Post 4 American Legion began its Memorial Day ceremony with a somber laying of the wreath at the legion’s monument in the hamlet. That was followed by a startling pop, pop, pop, from a three volley-salute, performed by members of the N.Y. 11th Regiment Military Honor Guard. It is a ceremonial act performed at military funerals, as is the playing of taps on the bugle, which followed. It was all more than appropriate on Memorial Day, when our country mourns our service members that did not return home alive.
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By Laura Lane
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5/29/20
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While the Covid-19 pandemic has altered the way people across the nation will mark Memorial Day and pay tribute to the men and women who died serving the country, the Baldwin American Legion Post 246 …
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By Bridget Downes
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5/28/20
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Fallen soldiers were remembered differently in Glen Cove this year because the pandemic’s conditions made it impossible to hold the annual Memorial Day Parade.
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5/28/20
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Although the coronavirus pandemic has kept most North Shore activities on hold, two local organizations are determined to make sure those who lost their lives serving the United States are still …
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By Mike Conn
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5/14/20
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East Rockaway Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3350 is organizing a drive at its headquarters to help the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency replenish its food and toiletry supply for veterans and families in need.
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5/7/20
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If you are receiving Social Security retirement or disability benefits, Supplemental Security Income. Railroad Retirement benefits, or Veterans Administration benefits, the Internal Revenue Service announced that people in those groups who do not file a tax return would automatically receive a $1,200 stimulus check.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/21/20
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Joseph Tolbert Jr., 70, a Vietnam Marine Corps veteran from Glen Cove, loved his family, the Calvary AME Church and his community. On April 3, he died from complications related to …
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By Jennifer Corr
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4/15/20
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