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Hicksville
Vietnam
War Era Memorial One
new name was added during the April-May period for a new total of 1,883.
Progress on filling in missing data for the Confirmed List of
Names and qualifying the Unconfirmed List has unfortunately slowed a
great deal and we really need the help of all our readers here.
As
a HixNews reader, please
continue to help us by reviewing both lists when you select the "click
here" options near the bottom of this update with your computer mouse.
To speed the process, just
look for names from your class year and other years you may be familiar
with, as a reference and see if you have a new name or some missing data
on existing names to email to us. Class
years, where known, are specifically shown to make this effort easier
for everyone. Missing data
for names is shown in red, to make it easier for readers to see what's
needed. The
Unconfirmed List was created to insure we don't leave anyone behind
from earlier class years (the 1940's and 50's) who served during the
Vietnam War Era and deserve recognition.
Please see if you can help us establish if these folks served
during the Vietnam Era (Vietnam Era dates are shown in the "Memorial
Qualifications" section below). With
May being the month to remember all those who paid the ultimate price to
defend our freedom, Bill Walden had a very busy month.
As commander of the Hicksville VFW Post, Bill was also Hicksville's
Memorial Day Parade Chairman and Master
of Ceremonies this year. He
also recently spoke at a monthly meeting of the Hicksville
Historical Society and used the opportunity to promote our Memorial
Project. In addition, Bill
continues to keep Mrs. Bright, As
reported in April, weathering tests have been run on a laser bonding on
stainless steel method for possible use as the means of displaying the
names on the Memorial. Results
were not yet ready for this publication. Recently,
Ken Strafer was able to learn from the IRS that a decision on our
petition for not-for-profit (NFP) status should be available within the
next 90 days. Once we have
IRS approval, fund raising plans will commence.
The IRS did request the addition of two new sections to our
bylaws (policies on "conflicts of interest" and "sexual
harassment"). These have
been completed and submitted for IRS review towards our NFP approval. Memorial Qualifications:
A person must have been on active duty in one of our Armed
Forces, served in the Active Reserves or served in the National Guard
during the Vietnam War Era. Active
duty personnel did not necessarily have to serve in Overall
qualifications include:
Our
Project Team consists of the following HHS Alumni and Vietnam War Era
Veterans and is pleased to add its newest member in Terry Wallace: ·
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 ·
Joe Ingino, Veterans
Advocate, Hicksville & ·
Jay Tranchina, Input Data,
Class of '64 & Others, plus local press contact (HHS '64) ·
Bill Walden, Cmdr of ·
Terry Wallace, Input Data,
Class of '66 & Others, has fundraising experience (HHS '66)
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: Click
here Please
click on the following link to review the UNCONFIRMED List of Names:
Click
here If
you know of someone who is not listed, or if you have information we are
still missing, please email what you have to Joe Carfora at jcar4a@aol.com.
Note: this is an
email address change from past issues due to Joe's move to Thank
you! The
Vietnam War Era Memorial Project Team Footnote extracted from www.vietnamwar.com:
During nearly 15 years of military involvement, over 2 million
Americans served in |
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