Newsletter for the Alumni and Friends of
Hicksville High School Hicksville, New York
The Editors:
Buffalo Bob Casale '61 Linda (Piccerelli) Hayden '60
Pat (Koziuk) Driscoll '56 Bob (Gleason) Wesley '61
Contributing Editors: Bob Gillette & Walter Schmidt
Webmaster: Roger Whitaker

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HICKSVILLE VIETNAM WAR ERA MEMORIAL - PROJECT UPDATE

This month's report is only through mid-July, since I will be away on vacation. We gained one new donor in July, so donations continue, but at a very slow pace. $50 was received through mid-July for a new total of $18,952. After tax expenses last year, we have a total of $18,077 available to us, sufficient to build the Memorial, but not enough to maintain it after construction. Repeat donors have been very helpful, but we sure would like to see new donors help in reaching our $25,000 total goal. Details on where to mail your donation check, continue to be shown in this month's Project Update, which appears in the Honoring Our Veterans tab of the newsletter.

In addition to donations, a number of good things continue to happen to move the Project towards completion. Please see the Project Update for details.

Recently, the 42nd Anniversary of the Vietnam War passed very quietly, a war that directly changed the lives of many HHS graduates from the late 1950's through the early 1970's. As an unpopular conflict, many returning soldiers did not receive public respect for their service. The war did help our country define post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) and from the war Americans learned to take their displeasure out on our political decision makers and not on our returning troops. As a result, today's soldiers are treated with the respect they deserve, just as those who returned from earlier wars before that time.

Hence, a number of us who served during the Vietnam War Era remain committed to working hard to honor our Veterans from that period by building this Memorial in Hicksville. Please continue to help us accomplish our final goal to unveil the Memorial at the Jerusalem Avenue School Memorial Gardens on Veteran's Day, 2018!

As always, should you have any new information to report for either the Confirmed or Unconfirmed Lists of Names, particularly to fill in missing data on the Confirmed List, please email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

On behalf of the Project Team,
Joe Carfora, HHS 1962


You are cordially invited to the Hicksville High School Class of 1977 40 year Reunion
Saturday August 12th, 2017
Venue changed to Gemelli's at Bergen Point Country Club
69 Bergen Ave.
West Babylon, NY 11704

See 77.hixreunion.com for details


Hicksville High School class of '67 Reunion is being planned. But this is the Big One: 50th Reunion. It will be at the Joseph Barry Knights of Columbus, Hicksville. We are starting early to give people time to make plans.

Click here to see the attached flyer for a description of what's in the offing for the weekend and the registration form.

We are asking people to register early and spread the word, Comets '67 to reunite again.

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