There are just two federal holidays each year acknowledging — and thanking — the brave men and women of the U.S. armed forces for their service to our country.
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11/10/22
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The Lynbrook Fire Department hosted its 11th annual Wounded Warrior Concert and Block Party on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Greis Park.
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9/28/22
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s plan to allow U.S. veterans to teach in Florida classrooms is a terrific concept — if and when the veterans earn bachelor’s degrees and complete teacher training programs.
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8/11/22
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In the waning weeks of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln realized that sooner rather than later, the tens of thousands of Union soldiers returning from the battlefield would be forced to fend for themselves.
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4/21/22
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Recently I joined the Nassau County Legislature’s majority caucus, veterans groups and County Executive Bruce Blakeman to announce the creation of a program to provide grants of up to $10,000 to every eligible veterans hall in the county.
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By Bill Gaylor
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4/14/22
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Memorial Day events will take on new urgency this year as a kind of collective anti-insurrection rally.
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5/27/21
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Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum will become a Covid-19 vaccination site, County Executive Laura Curran announced over the weekend.
“We’re focused on continuing to ramp up our …
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By Scott Brinton
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3/7/21
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With lights and sirens blaring, Lynbrook firefighters and police officers drove down Vine Street in Lynbrook on Sunday in their fire trucks and patrol cars to honor World War II veteran and longtime Lynbrook resident William Vogric.
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By Steve Grogan
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1/21/21
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Residents, elected officials and servicemen and women gathered at Memorial Park on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, to recognize all those past and present who have served their country.
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By Mike Smollins
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11/19/20
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Veterans, residents and elected officials gathered at the Doughboy Memorial behind the Lynbrook Long Island Rail Road station on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, as American Legion Post 335 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2307 hosted their annual ceremony.
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By Steve Grogan
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11/19/20
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