 Convoy
Rolls Out In Support of Troops - April 13, 2003
Fire, EMS and Volunteers rallied in support of U.S. Troops serving
in Operation Iraqi Freedom with a convoy of vehicles and picnic.
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Maritime College Scholarships - January 22, 2003
New program offers tuition for SUNY Maritime College - Rest
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 WWII
Vets Get Overdue Diplomas
- April 29, 2002
They've already learned life's hardest lessons.
Now they've got the paper to prove it. Rest
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| Vets Need to Be Tested for Hepatitis C and Type II
Diabetes - March 8, 2002
All veterans should be tested for Hepatitis C and VA medical centers are offering free testing to vets who have had any known risk factors.
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 World
War II Monument Unveiled - November 9, 2001
The crisp fall day kept the flags at Armed Forces Plaza unfurled as County officials joined Veterans to
dedicate the County's World War II monument. Rest
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| Vet Awarded Diplomas for Service
- November 5, 2001
On November 11, 2001 local veterans who left
high school to serve in World War II will be awarded a high school
diploma as part of Operation Recognition, which recognizes the service
of these veterans, as well as the wealth of knowledge. Rest
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| Veterans Day Run - November
1, 2001
The 22nd Annual Veterans Day Run will take place
at 10:00 a.m. at the VA Medical Center in Northport. Rest
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| Scholarship Foundation -
October 28, 2001
The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation assists
children of Marines and former Marines by providing them with
financial assistance for higher education. Visit www.marine-scholars.org
for information. |
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| Help Defray the Cost - October 22, 2001
Veteran encourages a way to support America now as people did
during World War II. Rest
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  Smithtown
dedicated a new Veterans Memorial Park on Main Street on October
16. The park includes a memorial walk with individuals bricks
sponsored by families in honor of Veterans "past, present and
future" from Smithtown. Click on
photo for movie clip.
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| A Veterans' Day Service
at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, November 11 will be held at Huntington Veterans
Plaza, located on the front lawn of Town Hall. Major General
Anthony Kropp is scheduled to speak at the service. Open to the
public. For more information (631) 351-3012 |
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 Prianti
Brothers Remembered for Sacrifice - May 25, 2001
Too many families know the pain of losing someone in service to
their country but the Prianti family of East Northport endured more
heartbreak than most. Rest of the
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 Push
on for Purple Heart Stamp - March
26, 2001
Veterans joined Legislator Andrew
Crecca and Congressman Felix Grucci to press the Postal Service for a
commemorative stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients. Rest
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 Overdue
Medals Awarded - March 25, 2001
As cancer, believed caused by exposure
to Agent Orange, slowly took his life, Veteran Ron Palladino, medals
earned during his two tours of Viet Nam had not arrived - until today.
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 Happy
Birthday - In Fact 100 of them - March
23, 2001
Marine Veterans feted Richard
Fredey
, a Veteran of WWI, WWII, and Korea, as he turned 100 today at the VA
Medical Center in Northport. Rest of the
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 Roosevelt
Awarded Medal of Honor - January
16, 2001
After 103 years, Theodore Roosevelt
joins an elite group of Americans who have been awarded the Nation's
highest military honor. His medal will be displayed on Long Island
until April 30. Rest of the story. |
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World War II
Memorial Approved
On Veterans Day, November 11, the groundbreaking ceremony for the first
national memorial dedicated "to all who served in the U.S. armed forces and Merchant
Marine during World War II" will be held in Washington D.C.
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 Veteran's Summer Youth Program Closes
Another Successful Season
Each year the Smithtown Veterans Summer Youth
Program grows stronger and more popular. Now expanded to seven nights a week, over 3000
teens gathered at Sunken Meadow State Park to enjoy games and music during this summer.
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France Honors D-Day Vets
The fiftieth anniversary of D-Day, the beginning of the Allies’ assault on Normandy
during World War II, was celebrated in France beginning in 1994, but the search for
veterans who participated in the historic event continues. . . .
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