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Trying to put nuclear genie back in the bottle
Two weeks ago was the 68th anniversary of the American attack on Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945. more
David Berry, Brigitte Velasquez, Dean Cooper, and Andrew Machovec with Tony Donato, Trustee Ed Corrado, and Librarian Elisa Kerin.
‘A day that will live in infamy’
The Rhame Avenue Library Media Center recently played host to a very special program. Tony Donato and Edward Corrado from the East Rockaway American Legion Hall, not only presented a wonderful book … more
Bill Halleran at the Merrick Legion’s Veterans Day ceremony in 2010.
Bill Halleran, Pearl Harbor survivor, dies at 93
Bill Halleran, a U.S. Navy veteran and survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, died on Friday, Dec. 9. He was 93. more
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Gerard Barbosa was aboard the U.S.S. Raleigh, above, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Local survivor remembers Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor survivor Gerard Barbosa, 88, of East Meadow, was one of six men honored on Dec. 7 at a 70th anniversary memorial ceremony at the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale. more
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Veterans from across Long Island observed Pearl Harbor Day on Dec. 3. Baldwin American Legion Post 246 was among the groups in attendance.
Vets observe Pearl Harbor Day
Baldwin’s American Legion Post 246 appeared in strength to support an observance of Pearl Harbor Day held on Sunday Dec. 4. at the Pinelawn National Cemetery. The event is hosted annually by AMVETS Post 88, from Massapequa, to commemorate those who lost their lives on Dec. 7, 1941. more
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The colors were presented as the Pearl Harbor survivors looked on.
E.M. man honored at Pearl Harbor 70th Anniversary Ceremony
Pearl Harbor survivor Gerard Barbosa, of East Meadow, was one of six men honored this morning at a 70th anniversary memorial ceremony. more
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The Rockville Centre Police Department paraded the Stars and Stripes and its own flag during the Pearl Harbor commemoration on Tuesday morning in Centennial Park at Mill River.
A solemn remembrance in Rockville Centre
The Pearl Harbor attack of Dec. 7, 1941, called “a day which will live in infamy” by President Franklin Roosevelt, was on the minds of veterans and Rockville Centre officials Tuesday morning, as they commemorated the 69th anniversary of the Japanese attack during a solemn, brief ceremony held in Centennial Park at Mill River. more
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Gerard Barbosa was honored along with three other survivors of Pearl Harbor during the 69th anniversary commemoration at Republic Airport in Farmingdale.
East Meadow’s Pearl Harbor survivor honored
East Meadow’s own Gerard Barbosa was one of four Pearl Harbor survivors in attendance during a ceremony marking the 69th anniversary on Tuesday at the American … more
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The Joint Veterans organization, local veterans, religious leaders, residents and City Manager Charles Theofan joined together in remembering when Pearl Harbor was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941. Following the commemoration, held on Monday at Veterans Park at Magnolia Boulevard on the bay, newly engraved bricks honoring local veterans were placed in the Veterans Walk of Honor. In remembrance of the American servicemen killed that day, Omar Karom, Cmdr. AMVETS, left, and John Zimmerman, VFW and JVO commander, prepare to place wreath in Reynolds Channel.
Remembering a day that lives in infamy
Joseph Scarola of American Legion Post 303 spoke of the American spirit during Rockville Centre's Pearl Harbor Day commemoration.
Honoring those who sacrificed all
Bundled up against a biting wind, veterans, residents, police and fire department representatives and elected officials gathered for the village’s commemoration of the 68th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day on Monday morning at the Mill River Centennial Park overlook. more
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