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

The Project Team suffered two great losses in November with the deaths of Carl Probst (HHS 1959) and Linda Walden, wife of Bill Walden (HHS 1965), Team Treasurer and Hicksville Area Coordinator. Please join us in extending our deepest sympathy to the Probst Family along with Bill and his Family.

Given this circumstance, we will not issue the normal report this month.

What we thought we 'd do instead is report on the progress of Memorial Construction, headed up by John Tranchina (HHS 1964). We 'd also like to show each of you the planned content of the Memorial 's Center Stone.

During November, John received a formal quotation for the Memorial 's stonework and is working with the stone vendor on some needed adjustment to the thickness of the footings that they quoted. He also expects to receive a formal quotation for the name/service data plates that will be mounted on the Memorial stones that will be constructed to the left and right of the Center Stone.

The Center Stone will contain the Memorial 's Center/Dedication Plaque and a complete list of those Killed In Action (KIA) during the Vietnam War Era. The Center/Dedication Plaque was donated by Ken Strafer (HHS 1962), the original founder of this Project and will be mounted at the top of the Center Stone. The KIA List will appear on the Center Stone below the Center/Dedication Plaque.

The Center/Dedication Plaque is currently on display at the Hicksville VFW Post where Bill Walden is Commander.

A typed list of the KIA data that will appear below the Dedication Plaque and will be either engraved on, or mounted as an engraved plate, appears on the next page.

We will return to our normal reporting format for the January 1, 2019 issue of HixNews.

HICKSVILLE VIETNAM WAR ERA MEMORIAL
THOSE KILLED IN ACTION (KIA)
Listed by Date of Death

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

The Newsletter

Photo Gallery

Old Haulers

Trucks today do not have the ambience of these old relics!!!

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Memory Lane

A Great Lesson on Stress

A young lady confidently walked around the room with a raised glass of water while leading a seminar and explaining stress management to her audience.  Everyone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question, 'Half empty or half full?'  She fooled them all. "How heavy is this glass of water?" she inquired with a smile. Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. To 20 oz.

She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes."

She continued, "And that's the way it is with stress.  If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on. As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again.  When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden - holding stress longer and better each time practiced.

So, as early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don't carry them through the evening and into the night.  Pick them up again tomorrow if you must.

1. Accept the fact that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue!
2. Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
3. Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
4. Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker.
5. If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
6. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
7. It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
8. Never buy a car you can't push.
9. Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
10. Nobody cares if you can't dance well.  Just get up and dance.
11. Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
12. The second mouse gets the cheese
13. When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
14. Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
15. Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.
16. We could learn a lot from crayons.  Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull.  Some have weird names and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.
17. A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
18. Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today.
    AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
19. Save the earth. It's the only planet with chocolate!

Today someone asked me if I liked you all.  I laughed, and said, "Ha! That's funny!!   I absolutely LOVE them!!  They're funny, caring, crazy as heck, sweet, beautiful, they're reading this email right now & I love them!!"

Be the kind of person that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says, "Oh Crap, she's up!"

Casale's Corner

There I was, just flying along, enjoying the flight at 20,000 ft, minding my own business.....

Kudos to the guy who took these pictures! Just another 'average day at the office'? It was determined that what caused this mid-air break up was the main "longeron" (stringer) behind the cockpit failed due to corrosion. This 'incident' caused the USAF to ground its entire fleet of F-15s. Talk about being in the right place at the right time for the photographer..... and the wrong place at the wrong time for the pilot! AMAZING PICTURES The first thing he might notice upon landing safely on "terra firma" is that he will need to change his shorts. But I'm just guessing of course. Just my commentary folks. Yours truly.