Vets Get H.S. Diplomas - SuffolkJournal.com

November 5, 2001
From the Office of
Assemblyman James Conte

Assemblyman Jim Conte (R-Huntington Station) has announced that he will host a graduation ceremony on November 11, 2001 for local veterans who left high school to serve in World War II. The men and women 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 and education obtained during their time in the military and subsequently throughout their lives.

"Operation Recognition is a program designed to thank the many veterans who sacrificed their high school education to serve their country," said Conte.

As a result of legislation signed into law by Governor George Pataki, any veteran who served in World War II and attended a New York state high school will be awarded a high school diploma. There are no fees or additional requirements and there are at least 100 veterans being honored at this ceremony.

"As Americans and New Yorkers, we owe a great debt to the men and women who fought to ensure our freedom," Conte said. "Many veterans had to forego their education, first to defend their country, then to support their family. Awarding them this diploma is a way of saying thank you to those who have sacrificed so much for us all."

The event will be held at the Elks BPOE Lodge 1565, 195 Main Street, Huntington Village at noon on November 11. For more information about the graduation ceremony please contact Assemblyman Conte's office at 631-271-8025.

There are two separate lists below of the men and women from some of the western townships of Suffolk County who are receiving diplomas.

Veterans Receiving Diplomas
HONOR ROLL November 11, 2001
Ben Abramson, Melville John Acritani, Huntington Station Jack Barcelona, Deer Park Murray Baskin, Deer Park Lester Boyle, Huntington Station Harry Brown, Melville Frank Bruno, Huntington Station William Burke, Port Richey Ed Burke, Summer Field Samuel Calano, No. Babylon James Calascione, Deer Park Calixto Gaona, Melville Ralph Camastra, Huntington Sta Steve Cangelosi, Deer Park Jack Canino, Huntington Joseph Carbanaro, Deer Park Gennaro Cardinale, Huntington Sta Joseph Carl, E Northport Joseph Carpico, Huntington Edillio Caso, West Babylon Eugene Castelli, Melville Joseph Chirichella SR, Deer Park Lorraine Collard McCabe, E F'dale Philip Connell, Lindenhurst Adolph John Conte, Hunt Station Louis Conte, Huntington Station Angelo Coscia, Hunt Sta Sam Cicerale, Deer Park Anthony Cozzette, Huntington Sta Edward Doyle, West Islip Honadel Edward, Hunt Station Chauncey England, CSH Manuel Heifetz, Huntington Station Herbert Kemper, Deer Park Vincent LaGamma, Deer Park Richard Liftchild, Deer Park Frank Lytle Sr., Huntington Alfred Manaseri, Huntington Station Jay Marshall, Huntington Station Frank Misiano, Deer Park Rudolph Macchia, Deer Park Michael Macchiarella, Huntington Harry Martin, Huntington Victor Martinetti, Hunt Sta Salvatore Mattiucci, Deer Park James McCann, Melville Floyd McCasland, West Babylon Robert McLean, Huntington William Melander, No. Babylon Antonio Menchaca, Melville Frank Micchie, Deer Park Rocco Millaci, Huntington Station Charles Miller, Saratoga Springs Robert Mooney, Huntington Domenick Morano, Deer Park Thomas Morris, Huntington John Nastri, No. Babylon Thomas J. O'Brien, Huntington Sta Arthur Oehler, Deer Park Phil Oehler, Warrensburg Fredrick Ostrander, Huntington Sta Herbert Parmenter, Laurel Carmine Perna, Deer Park Jack Plettman, Huntington Station Louis Riccobono, Deer Park Gennaro Rocco, N. Babylon Thomas Saccardi, Deer Park Thomas Schulz, Deer Park Elmer Senft, Babylon Peter Stern, Deer Park Vincent Vela, N Babylon Dominic Vita, Cold Spring Harbor Louis Yarusso, Deer Park Dominic Zito, N Babylon	Alfred Alestra, No. Babylon Augustus Allen, Hunt Sta Thomas Amenita, Melville Daniel Anderson, No. Babylon Louis Arella, Huntington Benjamin Barbosa, Northport Fred Barrett, Huntington Saul Barth, Farmingdale Tony Biancardi, No. Babylon John Bidas, Huntington Station Frank Bitonti, Huntington Herbert Bolk, W Babylon Anthony Buonincontri, Babylon Wilbur Byman, Deer Park Carl Dalzell, Deer Park Florio DeRisi, Deer Park Jack De Salvo, No. Babylon Angelo Delesparra, Deer Park Bernard DeSena, Deer Park Fred Dziurzynski, Melville Harry Edgar, No. Babylon Robert Eisele, Bay Shore Eugene Elliot, Hunt Station Bernard Feinstein, Melville Charles Fogliani, Deer Park Ed Frank, No. Babylon William Geier, Babylon Anthony Genovese, No. Babylon Vincent Gentile, Melville Walter Harnoski, Huntington Sta Frank Heit, Hunt Sta Robert Hickman, Hunt Sta George Hiegal, N. Babylon Jack Impellizzeri, Huntington Sta Fred Infanger, Deer Park Vito Isca, Huntington Raymond Jensen, Hunt Sta William Julia, Huntington Station Richard Karn, W Babylon Alfred Kempski, Deer Park Edward Kerr, Huntington John Krauss, Port Jefferson Station Eugene Langan, No. Babylon Henry Lepkowski, Dix Hills Vincent Liureri, Deer Park Charles Lucania, Melville Mario Parisi, Deer Park Alven Pedersen, W. Babylon Joseph Perillo, W Babylon Philip Peterson, Deer Park Anthony Petrino, Hunt Station Rudolph Petter, Deer Park George Phillips, Huntington Richard Piombino, Dix Hills Thomas Ringeisen, Deer Park Gene Scaglione, Deer Park Dominic Scianimanico, W. Babylon Carmine Scotti, Deer Park Albert Skorubski, N Babylon Lawrence Smith, Hunt Sta Archie Sneden, Melville Arthur Sowinski, Deer Park George Spinelli, Farmingdale Mary Stojek, N Babylon Martin Straus, Huntington Charles Terysen, No Bablyon Bernard Vollkommer, Huntington Harry Wagner, Hunt Station Francis Weber, No. Babylon William Weiss, Hunt Sta James White, W Babylon George Wuestman, Hunt Sta Nicholas Zizzo, Deer Park