Honoring Our Veterans
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The following was republished from the August 2022 article.
Hicksville Vietnam War Era Memorial Dedication Ceremony
Overview By John Tranchina - HHS 1964
Memorial Day 2022 - It was though a burden was lifted from the community after months of isolation from friends, neighbors and family, as a result of Covid restrictions. As dawn emerged the eastern sky was a clear light blue.
Spectators and participants gathered on the lawn of the Middle School to pay tribute to those who fell in combat over past and recent years. The various monuments at the Memorial Garden represent not only the fallen but past residents of the community who served this country in times of conflict.
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Submitted by Kathy McDonald Corey
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
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A story about September 11th that very few people know
Submitted by Joe Carfora 1962
A chaplain, who happened to be assigned to the Pentagon, told of an incident that happened right after Flight 77 hit the Pentagon on 9/11. A daycare facility inside the Pentagon had many children, including infants who were in heavy cribs. The daycare supervisor, looking at all the children they needed to evacuate, was in a panic over what they could do. There were many children, mostly toddlers, as well as the infants that would need to be taken out with the cribs. There was no time to try to bundle them into carriers and strollers.
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Hi Bob,
Attached are some letters that have accompanied some donations to the Hicksville Vietnam Era Veterans memorial. Donations continue to be received, slow, but steady.
Also, the Hicksville Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 25. It will step off at 9:00am from the Sears south parking lot and end at the Middle School (our junior high) on Jerusalem Avenue. This year's Grand Marshal is Hicksville VFW Commander William Walden, Hicksville High '65. As Memorial Day approaches, please keep our servicemen and servicewomen in your prayers.
Semper Fi
Bill Walden
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JAN SCRUGGS
Founder and President
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund 
Jan Scruggs
In 1979, Jan Scruggs conceived the idea of building the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington , D.C. , as a tribute to all who served during one of the longest wars in American history. Today, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is among the most visited memorials in the nation's capital.
Scruggs was a wounded and decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, having served in the 199th Light Infantry Brigade of the U.S. Army. He felt a memorial would serve as a healing device for a different kind of wound that inflicted on our national psyche by the long and controversial Asian war.
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Thanks to Art Lembke for reminding us about the USS New York LPD21
The fifth San Antonio class amphibious transport dock, is the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named after the state of New York. New York has a crew of 360 and can carry up to 700 Marines. It's a warship designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists and terrorism!!!
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