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Are you or veteran or do you know a veteran who’s recently returned to civilian life?
With the return of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, the number of veterans in our area is growing. …
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1/25/12
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Thomas Schreiber, of East Rockaway a Marine Sergeant who spent 14 months deployed in the Anbar province in Iraq, was one of three veterans who have been awarded a college scholarship by …
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By Mary Malloy
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1/4/12
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As the year draws to a close, President Obama has declared the war in Iraq over; and so, a sad episode in America’s story has ended.
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12/22/11
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The St. Agnes Cathedral Knights of Columbus and The Carltun at Eisenhower Park have teamed up to offer a “Welcome Home/Appreciation Dinner For Two.”
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12/21/11
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Dear children:
This is what I wrote 10 years ago, in 2001, just days after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center:
“As I write this letter, you exist only as a hope for the …
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Randi Kreiss
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9/9/11
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It is difficult to believe that 10 years have come and gone since Al Qaeda terrorists slammed two hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center, a third into a field in Pennsylvania and a fourth …
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9/9/11
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This is the second part of a two-part series written by Lynbrook native 2nd Lt Christopher Molaro, who is currently stationed in Iraq.
It was approaching midday. Dust had picked up, conditions were not the best, but Lt. Col. Robert Wright, commander of Task Force Steel Dragon, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, was determined to help a local sheik support his tribe when they needed it the most.
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By 2nd Lt Christopher Molaro
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7/27/11
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Shortly before noon on July 22 — amid record-breaking temperatures — hundreds of residents, Fire Department members, local and state officials as well as veterans and active members of …
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By Mary Malloy
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7/27/11
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In the 10 years since the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., we have lost 6,000 brave soldiers’ lives, seen countless wounded and spent a trillion dollars on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The immediate response to the attack on the U.S. homeland was fully justified, as we have a right to go after those terrorists who would attack us.
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6/30/11
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“I’m thrilled that he’s gone.”
That is what Merokean Carol Gies had to say on Monday morning about the death of Osama bin Laden, shortly after President Obama announced to the world on Sunday night that the al Qaeda leader and 9/11 mastermind was killed in a 40-minute firefight with U.S. Navy seals at a fortified compound outside of Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/2/11
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