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Two
more names were added in November for a new total of 1,799; plus
additional missing information for names already on the list was added
thanks to the continued following of this Project by the many readers of
HixNews. In our efforts to
insure that no one is left behind who should be included in the
Memorial, please continue to help us by reviewing the List of Names when
you select the "click here" link near the bottom of this update with
your computer mouse. To
speed the process, just use your class year or the years you may be
familiar with as a reference and see if you have a new name or some
missing data to email to us. Class
years, where known, are specifically shown to make this effort easier
for our readers. All missing
data for names already on the list is shown in red, again making it
easier for readers to see what's needed. Per
the Team Meeting held in early October, Bill Walden sent a letter to the
Hicksville Superintendant of Schools to start the approval process to
erect the Memorial at a specific location within the current Jerusalem
Avenue (Middle) School Memorial Gardens or at HHS.
The Middle School had been the high school when the garden was
established there and has continued to be the site for all military
memorials established to honor Hicksville residents who served during
the various wars fought by our country since WW1.
Bill also prepared publicity articles for release to the local
and county press for our planned external publicity push (outside of
HixNews). The actual release
to the press and follow up to Bill's letter regarding our proposed
site were postponed due to the chaos of Hurricane Sandy.
Follow up with the school superintendant is planned for early
December; however, given the current Holiday Season, the press releases
will be delayed until early January. Memorial Qualifications:
A person must have been on active duty in one of our Armed Forces
during the Vietnam Era. The
person did not necessarily have to serve in Vietnam, because by being in
service at that time he or she faced the possibility of being sent to
Vietnam and was an integral part of strengthening our Armed Forces
during a time of war. Overall
qualifications include:
Our
Project Team consists of the following HHS Alumni and Vietnam War Era
Veterans: ·
Ken Strafer, Founder (HHS
'62) ·
Joe Carfora, Project
Coordinator & Master List (HHS '62) ·
Carl Probst, Input Data,
Class of '59 & Others (HHS '59) ·
Tony Plonski, Input Data,
Class of '64 & Others (HHS '64) ·
Tommy Sullivan, Press
Release Editing (HHS '63) ·
Walter Schmidt, Town of
Oyster Bay Veterans Services Officer (HHS '65) ·
Joe Ingino, Veterans
Advocate, Hicksville & ·
Jay Tranchina, Input Data,
Class of '64 & Others, plus local press contact (HHS 1964) ·
Bill Walden, Cmdr of
Hicksville VFW Post, Site Selection/Approval & Fundraising Leader (HHS
'65)
Here's what we continue to need from each person reading this to
do: Please
click on the following link to review the current list of names: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmMG_lUq31y2dHE5THhfYlBMdWFQY1ZBdWFVN2UtZlE If
you know of someone who is not listed, or if you have information we are
still missing, please send what you have to Joe Carfora at jcarfora1@nc.rr.com.
Please use the information contained on the current list as a
guide for the data we need. Thank
you! The
Vietnam War Era Memorial Project Team Footnote extracted from www.vietnamwar.com
: During
15 years of military involvement, over 2 million Americans served in To access a huge list of veteran related websites
that offer assistance, visit http://buffalobobcasale.com |
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