Hicksville High School Hicksville, New York
| The Editors: | |
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| Buffalo Bob Casale '61 | Linda (Piccerelli) Hayden '60 |
| Pat (Koziuk) Driscoll '56 | Bob (Gleason) Wesley '61 |
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People Looking for People
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HICKSVILLE VIETNAM WAR ERA MEMORIAL - PROJECT UPDATE
Five new donors in June brought in an additional $675, for a new total of $16,317! Total donations are now very close to two thirds of our $25,000 goal to build, place and maintain the Memorial, so design finalization and construction can begin soon.
With 153 donors, we have still received donations from less than 10% of the HixNews readership. So, if many of you who have yet to donate can spare as little as $10, we can easily achieve our goal. Please remember, all donations are tax deductibile.
An alphabetical list of donors through June, along with details you will need to mail in new donations, can be viewed in this month's MEMORIAL UPDATE in the Honoring Our Veterans section of the newsletter.
Two new names joined the Confirmed List in June for a new total of 1,907 names. As in the past, when you visit this month's detailed UPDATE, please remember that clicking on the two links near the bottom of the page will bring you to the complete Confirmed and Unconfirmed Lists of Names as of the end of June. And, If you have any new information to send us, please email it to me at
As we all get ready to celebrate the long 4th of July Weekend over the next few days, let's all remember those who have sacrificed to keep our Nation strong and free over the past 240 years and Have a Great 4th!
We hope you had a great Memorial Day Weekend and were able to take a moment to remember those who paid the ultimate price in defense of our nation's Freedom.
On behalf of the Project Team,
Joe Carfora, Project Coordinator, HHS 1962
THANK YOU'S, WE GET THANK YOU'S!!
HICKSVILLE VIETNAM ERA MEMORIAL PROJECT
Home of the Comets
Class of 1966 Fifty Year Reunion
Hello Hicksville High School Alumni,
The Class of 1966 is celebrating our 50th reunion the weekend of June 18, 2016.
From: 6:00-11:00pm
Cost: $50.00 per person Includes free valet parking
ANTUN'S CATERERS, 244 West Old Country Road, Hicksville , New York 11801
ANTUN'S CATERERS
Appetizers 
Full
Dinner
Entertainment provided by Disc Jockey/Musician & Co-Founder of the Brooklyn Bridge, Tom Sullivan Class (class of 1963)
The Worst That Could Happen (1969) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ErNvnpMaE4
Contact Information:
Stephen Goldstein
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CLASS OF 1971 SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR 45th ReunionJuly 8-10, 2016
We hope you will be able to attend. We arranged hotel accommodations at the Historic Roosevelt Hotel in the heart of midtown Manhattan at Madison Ave. and 45th St.
www.theroosevelthotel.com
Details:
- Rate: $189 per night + tax/single or double occupancy (a really great rate for NYC!)You may extend your stay 1 day before or after the weekend for the same low rate
- Includes free WIFI and complimentary entrance to 24 hour health club
- To make your reservation call 1-888-833-3989. Please mention The Hicksville High School Class of 1971 Reunionin order to get this discounted rate. Your credit card will not be charged until your stay. PLEASE NOTE: Cancellations will be accepted no later than 24 hours before July 8th (or 7th if you're planning to come in early), otherwise your credit card will be charged.
- Please reserve your room by Nov. 2, 2015
- We are in the midst of planning the entire fabulous weekend (because 45 years is a long time to catch up with one another in just 1 night). We're also looking for assistance with planning our event weekend.
For questions about the reunion or to volunteer for the planning committee, please email us:
- Carol (Greenstein) Epstein:
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Looking forward to seeing you in New York City in July 2016.
Your classmates,
Carol Epstein and Arlene Gottesman
415-846-6907
The Newsletter
Photo Gallery
Subject: Not the Usual Wonders of the World
We all know the big and famous wonders of the world: The pyramids, the wall of China etc. But the world has many other wonders to share with us, some as big as a lake, and some as small as a room - but all wondrous!
See these fascinating little wonders of the world you may have never heard about!
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Birthdays
- ?: Sully (Judy Schlegel) Bonn
- 1: George Simon
- 2: Wendy (Karen) Stuart (MA); Jean (Goettelmann) LaPointe (FL)
- 3: Linda (Faraone) Connelly L.I.; Eileen Casale Mahan (NV); Louis Sirocusa (NH); Loretta (Lorenzo) Seibert (CA); Frederick Heck (FL)
- 4: Eileen (Greenberg) Ingala (KY); Lynne Ann Lombardi
- 5: Arline Barna (FL); Leslie (Worley) Smith (CT); Bart Savino (FL)
- 6: Marcia (Rubinstein) Pollack (NJ/FL); Walter “Buddy” Weber ; Donna (Lombardi) LaFramboise (CA)
- 7: Sharon (Wyer) Ward (L.I.); Nancy (Alfano) O'Geary-Smith (IA); Bruce C. Barnard (FL); Dottie (Gallahue) Donovan
- 8: Maria (Gargano) DiPasquale (NY)
- 9: John Fyfe (London); Julia (Nowicki) Manion (L.I.); Debbie (Patelis) Kister (NJ)
- 10: Thomas Fellenz ; James Rodecker
- 11: Marie (Calandrillo) Alcock (NY)
- 12: Joan (Lebkuecher) D’Auria (NY); Mike Ollins ; Gary Gaffney (FL)
- 13: Maureen (Kilkenny) Rizzo (L.I.)
- 14: Joyce (Rusch) Healy (CA); Tony Plonski ; Lorraine (Kirwan) Cheeseman (TX)
- 15: Jeanette (Martello) Lupis (FL); Connie (Blesi) Schipani (GA)
- 16: Ira "Woody" Wood (HX); June (Sass) Reeve (CA); Kathy (Reilly) Mandic
- 17: Cynthia (Claus) Ferguson (CA); Judy (Karish) Rycar (NY)
- 19: Bob Brennan (L.I.); Dick Osborne (VA); Mary Ann (Vallina) Smith (MA); Jerry D’Amura (CT); Jim Bosse (CO)
- 20: David Berger (L.I.); Darlene (Grecz) Sacks (FL); Jennifer (Rose) Newell (NC)
- 21: Bob Schultz (CA)
- 23: Len Cuccaro; Elyse (Marlin) Soffer (AZ)
- 24: Jimmy Armstrong (FL); Peggy (Moldovak) Gill (HX); Davis Kerner (CA)
- 25: Ray Babinski (SC)
- 26: Linda (Piccerelli) Hayden (NJ); Robert Leo (NY)
- 27: Carole (Kiever) Ohliger (PA); Bill Powers (CA); Rudy Caruso (L.I.)
- 28: Charlie Cava (FL); David Koburger (FL); Jeanne Dagna (PA)
- 29: Chris Polanski ; Charla Henningsen (NY/FL)
- 30: Annlynn (Brough) Stougaard (NC); George McConnell (L.I.); Pete Adamo (VA); Donna Ollins ; Vinnie Luisi (FL)
- 31: Barbara (Fellows) Cava (FL); Guy Kowalski
Anniversaries
- 7/01/1973: Judy (Pugliese) and Warren Alfano
- 7/02/1966: Adele (Herrmann) and John Ziegler (AZ)
- 7/03/1965: Valerie (Palmer) and Ed Towsley (NY)
- 7/04/1964: Leona (O’Hanley) and Cliff Schilling (GA)
- 7/07/19??: Helene (Healey) and Gerard Loomis (HX)
- 7/07/19??: Ray and Marian Carine (FL)
- 7/07/1984: Christine (Shea) and Steve LoMonaco
- 7/07/1994: Dennis and Darilyn (Stahl) Listort (NY)
- 7/09/1977: Debbie (Moorhouse) and Mike McGregor (PA)
- 7/12/1980: Pat (Thompson) and Richard Dumas (PA)
- 7/13/1990: Peggy Maier and Joseph Dagrosa (CT)
- 7/14/19??: Robert and Kathleen Leo (NY)
- 7/14/1975: Mickey (Powers) and Robert McCleary (HX)
- 7/15/19??: Linda (Parrella) and Ronnie Ruggiero (HX)
- 7/17/19??: Barbara (Jabour) and Vinnie Luna (L.I.)
- 7/17/1965: Joyce (Van de Merlen) and Henry Landau (WA)
- 7/18/1964: Linda (Piccerelli) and Claude Hayden (NJ)
- 7/18/1982: Mary Ann (Walkowski) and Bob Westervelt (WA)
- 7/18/1987: Jackie (Odell) and James Carter (FL)
- 7/20/1980: Leila (Kriegel) and Jeffrey Randazzo (FL)
- 7/23/1977: Marleen and Bob Masone (L.I.)
- 7/23/1966: George and Kathleen McConnell (L.I.)
- 7/25/19??: Donna (Lombardi) and Bob LaFramboise (CA)
- 7/27/1979: Charlie and Carol (Walker) Alesi (L.I.)
Memory Lane
The PBY Catalina
Given the fact that the first PBY Catalina flew in South Africa in 1943/4 during World War Two (WWII), a historical and exciting (but also sad) event is about to unfold at Rand Airport, Germiston, South Africa. Most likely the very last ever to be seen in South Africa, is about to start its post restoration test flying before leaving for the USA, to be delivered to its new owner, Mr. Jim Slattery in San Diego CA.
Casale's Corner
The Vietnam War
War dominated 30 years of Vietnam's history last century. The struggle that began with communists fighting French colonial power in the 1940s did not end until they seized Saigon and control of the whole country in 1975. The period that Americans refer to as the "Vietnam War" - and the Vietnamese call the "American War" - was the US military intervention from 1965 to 1973.
The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict.
The US was driven by Cold War concerns about the spread of communism, particularly "domino theory" - the idea that if one Asian nation fell to the leftist ideology, others would quickly follow. The Vietnam War was protracted and bloody. The Hanoi government estimates that in 21 years of fighting, four million civilians were killed across North and South Vietnam, and 1.1 million communist fighters died.
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The United States began drastically reducing their troop support in South Vietnam during the final years of Vietnamization. Many U.S. troops were removed from the region, and on 5 March 1971, the United States returned the 5th Special Forces Group, which was the first American unit deployed to South Vietnam, to its former base in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Under the Paris Peace Accords, between North Vietnamese Foreign Minister Lê Đức Thọ and U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, and reluctantly signed by South Vietnamese president Thiệu, U.S. military forces withdrew from South Vietnam and prisoners were exchanged. North Vietnam was allowed to continue supplying communist troops in the South, but only to the extent of replacing expended materiel. Later that year the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Kissinger and Thọ, but the Vietnamese negotiator declined it saying that a true peace did not yet exist.
The communist leaders had expected that the ceasefire terms would favor their side. But Saigon, bolstered by a surge of U.S. aid received just before the ceasefire went into effect, began to roll back the Viet Cong. The communists responded with a new strategy hammered out in a series of meetings in Hanoi in March 1973, according to the memoirs of Trần Văn Trà.
As the Viet Cong's top commander, Tra participated in several of these meetings. With U.S. bombings suspended, work on the Ho Chi Minh trail and other logistical structures could proceed unimpeded. Logistics would be upgraded until the North was in a position to launch a massive invasion of the South, projected for the 1975-76 dry season. Tra calculated that this date would be Hanoi's last opportunity to strike before Saigon's army could be fully trained.
Source warinvietnam (original link no longer exists)
