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Vietnam veteran Tony Jimenez, the city’s director of veterans’ affairs, attended the unveiling of the monument on Saturday.

Their names etched in granite, World War II vets in Glen Cove are honored

Some came with canes and walkers. Others held onto the arms of their sons or daughters as they slowly lowered themselves into lawn chairs. More than 120 people gathered in Glen Cove’s Morgan … more

By Maria Lane | 11/16/18

Pat Albarella today, with the flag of his younger brother, Frank, who was killed in southern France. “I was the last one to see him alive,” he said tearfully.

World War II veteran speaks of loss, life in Valley Stream

Second of two parts.Pat Albarella awoke in December 1943, lying in an Army hospital bed in Tunisia, frantically feeling for his legs, which had been badly burned in Italy a few days before. Doctors … more

By Peter Belfiore | 11/15/18

A high-school-aged Pat Albarella with his future wife, Peggy Stango. They met at Boise High School in Brooklyn.

Valley Stream World War II veteran recalls North African, European invasions

Having grown up in Brooklyn in the 1920s and ’30s as the middle child of nine, with Italian immigrant parents, Valley Stream resident and retired Army Private First Class Pat Albarella described his idyllic, family-oriented life there — with frequent visits by aunts, uncles and cousins — as “beautiful.” more

By Peter Belfiore | 11/8/18

Hope’s Land of Candy co-founder Hope Cohen started the event with her mother, Joan, last year to honor veterans and celebrate three years in business in Island Park.

Purple Heart Day returns to Island Park

Rolling thunder storms and downpours couldn’t dampen Island Park’s spirits this Sunday as Purple Heart Day returned to the neighborhood, with food, entertainment and, a World War II-era armored … more

By Peter Belfiore | 8/21/18

Historian Julia Lauria-Blum discussed the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots at the Freeport Memorial Library workshop dedicated to women pilot’s history.

In WWII, women took to the skies

The skies are still dominated by men. Only 6 percent of the world’s pilots are women. However, the numbers, according to the Women in Aviation International, are increasing. Last Thursday, the … more

By Nadya Nataly | 5/3/18

Cmdr. Coy Richardson, left and 1st Vice Cmdr. David Cockerel right, saluted Bonnie Barbosa, Gerard Barbosa’s daughter, after presenting her with special posthumous recognition for her father’s contributions to the military, and to American Legion William Clinton Story Post 342.

Freeport American Legion honors East Meadow comrade

Gerard “Jerry” Barbosa, of East Meadow, who survived Japanese warplane attacks while stationed on the USS Raleigh as a gunner’s mate at Pearl Harbor, and the D-Day landings later in … more

By Nadya Nataly and Stephany Reyes | 12/14/17

Charlie Franza, 94, reminisced about two women who captured his heart: his first love, Mary, and his wife, Nettie.

Haunted by a long-ago love

Charlie Franza often shot his subjects from afar. A U.S. Army Air Forces veteran, Franza, who grew up in Philadelphia, enlisted in 1942 and served as a photo lab technician at Mitchel Air Force Base in Hempstead. He guarded highly sensitive information and was sworn to secrecy. more

By Stephany Reyes | 12/6/17

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

Alfonso Caggiano, 93, began his stint in the U.S. Army during World War II in 1943, at only 18 years old.

A battle at every corner

Eighteen-year-old Alfonso Caggiano watched as another American soldier walked down a road in Velletri, Italy, in May 1944, at the height of the Italian Campaign of World War II. He crouched behind a wall, wishing the soldier would do the same. more

By Stephany Reyes | 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

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