HAUPPAUGE — The Long Island Region Veterans Committee held a Veterans Day ceremony to pay tribute to the brave men and woman who served our country in the armed forces.
The program included special readings that caused attendees to reflect on the sacrifices that were made for the many civil liberties we enjoy. There was also a presentation of a wreath in memory of soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice.
The Veterans Committee’s next event will be its annual holiday deliveries to residents of the Long Island State Veterans Home and the Northport VA Hospital. Every year, CSEA members donate personal care items such as toothpaste and shampoo. Committee members drop the donations off at the homes.
To donate items to veterans in need, deliver all new and unwrapped gifts to CSEA Long Island Region Headquarters at 3 Garet Place, Commack, NY 11725. Items will be delivered on Dec. 16, 2017.
— Wendi Bowie
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- Ed Hussey proudly holds the American flag at the Long Island Region Veterans Committee’s Veterans Day Ceremony.
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- During the Veterans Day ceremony, Long Island Region Veterans Committee Chair Maryann Phelps asks attendees to remember soldiers who are missing in action, as committee members, from left, Ed Hussey, Bill Parente and Steve Abramson, look on.
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- George Dobler holds his cell phone as guests gather around to listen to a song he wrote about veterans after a visit to Calverton Cemetery.
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- George Dobler recites a special reading at the ceremony as Bill Parente and Steve Abramson listen quietly.
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- Steve Abramson holds the Prisoners of War flag at the ceremony.
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- Long Island Region President Nick LaMote and J.J. Kremm listen to special readings.
