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Nearly 200 people participated in the event, which raised money for six local veterans organizations.

Run for Heroes supports veterans in Rockville Centre, other areas

Nearly 200 residents, veterans, Boys and Girl Scouts troop members and residents gathered at Baldwin Park on Sunday for the Run for Heroes event, which benefitted Rockville Centre American Legion Post 303 and other groups. more

9/30/21

Run for Heroes supports veterans in Lynbrook and other areas

Nearly 200 residents, veterans, Boys and Girl Scouts troop members and residents gathered at Baldwin Park on Sunday for the Run for Heroes event, which benefitted Lynbrook American Legion Post 335 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2307, as well as other groups. more

9/30/21

Amgad Makaryus, Department of Cardiology, NUMC

NUMC is honored by Heart Association for treatment

Nassau University Medical Center earned national recognition for its efforts to improve the management of heart failure in September. The medical center, in East Meadow, received the American Heart … more

By Mallory Wilson | 9/30/21

Carolyn McGillicutty and Caroline Houghton served up burgers and hot dogs at the 9/11 Memorial Concert, sponsored by the American Legion Post 336, in Glen Head on Saturday. Both women 's husbands are in the Glenwood Fire Department.

Memorial concert in Glen Head honors 9/11 heroes

The Glenwood Landing American Legion Post 336 in Glen Head held a memorial concert featuring Chicken Head and Trilogy on Saturday to raise money for the Tunnels2Towers Foundation more

9/16/21

Rockville Centre firefighters and police officers marched side-by-side into the Village Green at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony.

RVC remembers those lost on 20th anniversary of 9/11

On Sunday, residents gathered at the Village Green in Rockville Centre in front of the recently renovated 9/11 memorial to continue their promise to never forget the lives lost on that fateful Tuesday morning in 2001. Residents lit candles to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people that died that day, including 49 from the village. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 9/16/21

Reflections on race, racism and respect

Years ago, my wife and I walked onto a Martha Vineyard’s beach with my Cornell University advisee and his parents, only to be confronted by a white man asking where we thought we were going. more

By Robert A. Scott | 9/16/21

Members of the Enlisted Field Advisory Council visit the Ground Zero Memorial, the World Trade Center and FDNY Ladder 10 during their quarterly conference on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2015, in lower Manhattan. During this meeting, members spoke with Sept. 11, 2001, first responders, members of the New York City Fire Department, and with the Director of the Air National Guard, Lt. General Stanley E. Clarke III. Just before the end of the event, General Clarke was invited to join the Order of the Sword. The objectives of the EFAC is to provide enlisted members of the Air National Guard a vehicle to express their concerns on matters that impact ANG members, receive, review and clarify recommendations. (New York Air National Guard / Staff Sergeant Christopher S. Muncy / released)

Victims say anti-Muslim acts continued after Sept. 11

Jijoe Joseph, 42, an emergency doctor who worked at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow from 2016 to 2020, can clearly remember Sept. 11, 2001, and, more so, how much his life changed … more

By Laura Lane | 9/16/21

President Biden followed through on his promise to remove American troops from Afghanistan once and for all by his August 31 deadline.

As Afghan War comes to end, local vets feel betrayal, anger

Many of the more than 4 million American armed forces veterans or active-duty personnel who have served in the 20 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 are battling a sense of heartbreak, … more

By Annemarie Durkin | 9/9/21

There was no winning in Afghanistan

In the 1987 movie “The Princess Bride,” Vizzini, a Sicilian assassin, warns Wesley, also known as the Dread Pirate Roberts, “You fell victim to one of the classic blunders — the most famous of which is, ‘Never get involved in a land war in Asia.’” more

By Alan Singer | 9/2/21

Keane (left) and Paruch (right) with Associated manager Ralph Fischetto

American Legion Post 303 thanks local businesses for donations

Post 303 presented plaques to three RVC businesses that allowed them to solicit donations for their Poppies that they did in April and May to honor veterans. more

Compiled by Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 9/2/21

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