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Four
names were added to the Confirmed List of Names in February, including
two names verified from the new UNCONFIRMED List, for a new total of
1,804. Missing information
for names already on the list continues to be added thanks to the
efforts by many readers of HixNews. In
our work to insure that no one is left behind who should be included in
the Memorial, please continue to help us by reviewing the Confirmed List
of Names when you select the "click here for confirmed list" 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. In
addition, please go to the second website link shown below to see the
full List of UNCONFIRMED Names for the Memorial and see if you can help
us to establish whether or not these folks served during the Vietnam Era
(note: Vietnam Era dates are
shown in the "Memorial Qualifications" section below).
If you reviewed this list last month, you will see we are already
making some progress on it. Bill
Walden's letter of 10/19/12 to the Hicksville Superintendent 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, remains unanswered.
We will now prepare a letter from the Project Team to Superintendent
Bright, seeking an immediate response.
Ken
Strafer has now identified two ladies (relatives of soldiers he works
with in the "Wounded Warriors Project") who will begin to research
our List of UNCONFIRMED Names at the Federal Archives in Washington
during the coming month. Bill
Walden has also circulated this list to members of the Hicksville VFW
Post, hoping they will also be able to confirm some of these names for
the Memorial. 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 Confirmed
List of Names: Please
click on the following link to review the UNCONFIRMED
List of Names: 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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