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The Battle of Long Island

Battle of Long Island August 27-29, 1776 

 by, Wendy Elkis Girnis, Class of 1977

The vote for the Declaration of Independence took place on July 2nd of 1776.  All of the Colonies voted “Yes” except one.  New York abstained for 9 days because they had not received instructions from their assembly on how to vote.  Because of this, the first printing of the Declaration, the Dunlap Broadside,Dunlap Broadside Copy of Declaration Stone Engraving of the Declaration that says Unanimous Declarationdoes not say “The Unanimous Declaration of...” Fortunately, New York returned with a “Yes” vote, making the vote for Independence unanimous.  The first and largest major battle of the Revolutionary War occurred from August 27-29, 1776, in the southwest portion of Long Island, known as Brooklyn Heights. 

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Walt Staehle, Class of 1972, Needs a Kidney

Walt Staehle, Class of 1972, Needs a Kidney

submitted by Kurt Spielmann, Class of 1972

Walt Staehle was very active at Trinity, active in Boy Scouts, became an Eagle Scout, and won several scouting and church awards. He raised two sons, one of whom still serves as a US Navy Captain. If he’s lucky to receive a kidney, he’s the kind of person who would continue to give back to society as long as he’s able. In that picture of 8 kids in a line, Walt is the guy in the middle wearing the maroon shirt. I’m the guy on the right in the trench coat on our high school trip to Germany in ‘72.

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Memories from a Long, Long Time Ago

Memories from a Long, Long Time Ago

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Wayne Lyons, Class of 1966

My family moved from the Bronx in the early 1950s, and we settled in Hicksville in 1952. I lived on the border of Hicksville, and over the fenced backyard was Levittown. I did have one neighbor briefly who worked in the TV industry...Wright Thornburgh King (January 11, 1923 – November 25, 2018) was an American stage, film, and television actor whose career lasted for over forty years. He is best known for playing Jason Nichols in the television series Wanted Dead or Alive (1958–1961). King studied acting at the St Louis School of Theater, from which he graduated in 1941, before enlisting in the United States Navy during World War II, in which he served in the South Pacific campaign from 1943 to 1945.

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