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Gerard Barbosa, left, joined the Navy in March 1941, and was followed by his twin brother, George, and younger brother, Jack.

Pearl Harbor, D-Day East Meadow veteran was 93

Gerard “Jerry” Barbosa, who survived Japanese war planes attacks while stationed on the USS Raleigh as a gunner’s mate at Pearl Harbor, died on Sept. 15, at age 93, of natural causes. more

By Stephany Reyes | 9/20/17

RVC honors Pearl Harbor 75 years later

More than two-dozen military veterans from Rockville Centre and neighboring towns gathered at the Mill River Complex Park on a cold and overcast morning. They were there to honor something special … more

By Peter Belfiore | 12/14/16

Pacific warrior relives WWII

Sgt. Maj. Daniel Breier was on Mindanao Island in the Philippines on Aug. 14, 1945—after more than a year of bloody combat to expel Japanese troops clinging to the territory. The naval guns of … more

By Peter Belfiore | 12/13/16

Memories of a day that lives in infamy

Next Wednesday marks 75 years since Japanese fighter planes unleashed two separate attacks on Pearl Harbor and its environs, bombing ships, planes and airfields and killing more than 2,000 military personnel and civilians. It was an event that spurred the U.S.’s entry into World War II and a pro-war mindset among Americans that united the country. more

By Rossana Weitekamp and Stephany Reyes | 12/2/16

Why bomb Pearl Harbor?

The question is often asked, “Why, of all places in the United States, did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?” more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 11/30/16

Memories of a day that lives in infamy

December 7 marks 75 years since Japanese fighter planes unleashed two separate attacks on Pearl Harbor and its environs, bombing ships, planes and airfields and killing more than 2,000 military personnel and civilians. It was an event that spurred the U.S.’s entry into World War II and a pro-war mindset among Americans that united the country. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 11/30/16

East Rockaway VFW Commander Steve Owen, left, Rockville Centre Mayor Francis X. Murray and Lynbrook American Legion Commander Henry Speicher threw the memorial wreath into the creek to remember those killed at Pearl Harbor.

Village remembers Pearl Harbor attack

On Monday, Dec. 7, veterans from Rockville Centre, Lynbrook and East Rockaway, gathered at Lister Park in Rockville Centre to remember the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The … more

By Steve Grogan | 12/9/15

Vincent Curasi, of Wantagh, served in World War II.

Attack on U.S. spurred call to combat

Vincent Curasi, of Wantagh, said that the two most important things in his life are his belief in God and in the American flag. Curasi, a Roman Catholic, attends Mass each morning at St. William the Abbot in Seaford, and always hangs a flag outside his home on Willow Street, where he has lived since 1954. more

By Laura Schofer | 12/5/14

John Fried, 86, was Camp Ave. principal

John Fried, of Frederick, Md., a longtime principal of Camp Avenue Elementary School in North Merrick, died on Feb. 28 in Wilmington, N.C., after a long illness. He was 86 years old. more

3/20/14

Assemblyman Brian Curran, right, and Deputy Mayor Nancy Howard, left, honored Rockville Centre veterans John Madson, Sr., second from left, Col. John Barry and Eugene Clark III.

Curran honors Rockville Centre veterans

Assemblyman Brian Curran (R-Lynbrook) recently recognized and honored Eugene P. Clark III, Col. John F. Barry (Retired) and John G. Madson, Sr., all of Rockville Centre, at his third annual … more

12/4/13

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