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Rally ‘round the flag

SEAFORD’S Field of Honor.

Wantagh’s American Legion remembersThe Wantagh American Legion is com-

prised of veterans who served our nationduring a time of war.

We commit ourselves to the communi-ty, state and nation.

Our post is very involved in the com-munity. For instance, just after September11, 2001 we gave $2,000 per child of allWantagh residents lost on that terribleday, totaling $32,000.

The post members often visit the VAhospital at Northport and also host vetsfrom the hospital at the post for a spaghet-ti and meatball lunch. We also sponsor the

Memorial Day parade in town.Our post is also involved with the

youth of the community.Each Memorial Day we sponsor an

essay contest at the Wantagh MiddleSchool “The Meaning Of MemorialDay.” The three top winners carry ourbanner in the Memorial Day Parade andreceive cash awards.

There is a Boys State Program where 1deserving 11th grade student will attend aone week course at an upstate college runby a Marine reserve detachment, teachingall about state government and a little dis-

cipline, paid for by the post.We are planning on visiting the lower

school grades to teach flag etiquette andrespect.

We attend all Eagle Scout ceremoniesin the community, and support theWantagh Boy and Girl Scouts.

Each year our color guard and pipeband lead the little league parade for theiropening game, and the color guard leadsthe Wantagh High School home comingparade.

Veterans Day and 9/11 memorial arealso very special to all of our members.We hold ceremonies at our post andattend a Pearl Harbor Day ceremony atthe Pinelawn National Cemetery everyyear.

We have meetings on the first and thirdTuesday every month and are alwayslooking for Veterans to join our ranks.If you have served in the military in thetime of war we would love to have you.

John MenechinoCommander

Wantagh American Legion Post 12733484 Park Avenue

Wantagh 11793

Once again the Wantagh AmericanLegion Post 1273 will be conducting a“Veterans Day Ceremony” on FridayNovember 11 to honor those who haveserved in the Armed forces of the UnitedStates of America.

As we have for the past years, we willoffer our prayers and kind thoughts to allwho have served in the United StatesArmed Forces. Our ceremony will takeplace at the Wantagh American LegionPost 1273, located at 3484 Park Avenue,

Wantagh, on Friday, November 11, com-mencing at 10:30 a.m. Rain or shine.

The ceremony will include a presenta-tion of Remembrance by the PostCommander, prayer by the PostChaplain, comments from Dais guests,playing of “Amazing Grace,” placing ofMemorial Wreaths, a Rifle Salute andthe Playing of Taps.

For those who wish to present a floralwreath, please have the wreath deliveredto the post by 9 am.

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A history ofVeterans Day

The Seaford American LegionCeremony will take place at 10:30a.m. at the American Legion EdwinWelch Jr. Post, 1132 at 2301Penatiquit Avenue in Seaford.

World War I, also known as the “GreatWar,” was officially concluded on the11th hour of the 11th day of November,at 11 a.m. in 1918. November 11 of thefollowing year, President WoodrowWilson declared that day as “ArmisticeDay” in honor of the peace. This daywas marked with public celebrations anda two-minute halt to business at 11 a.m.In 1921, the Tomb of the UnknownSoldier was dedicated in ArlingtonCemetery with a ceremony onNovember 11. After this dedication,Armistice Day was adopted in manystates and at the federal level as a day tohonor veterans. This was made officialin 1938 when an act of Congress madeArmistice Day a national holiday.

Only a few years after the holiday wasproclaimed, World War II broke out inEurope. Sixteen and one-half millionAmericans took part. Four hundredseven thousand of them died in service,more than 292,00 in battle.

The first celebration using the termVeterans Day occurred in Birmingham,Alabama, in 1947 but did not becomeofficial until 1954 when Congresspassed the bill, signed by PresidentEisenhower, proclaiming November 11to be Veterans Day.

A law passed in 1968 changed thenational commemoration of VeteransDay to the fourth Monday in October. Itsoon became apparent however thatNovember 11 was a date of historic sig-nificance to many Americans and in1978 Congress returned the observanceto its traditional date.

Today, Veterans Day is still observedon November 11 as a national holiday tohonor all veterans of the United StatesArmed Forces. A national ceremonytakes place at Arlington NationalCemetery at the Tomb of theUnknowns. Locally, both the Seafordand Wantagh American Legion will holdceremonies.

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comes the involvement of Seaford com-munity members to work on its annualbudget and fiscal analysis. The mem-bers will be asked to review the processand to contribute ideas and suggestions.The work of this group will help toestablish priorities and weigh options, asthe budget framers will be asked towrestle with the list of needs while keep-ing in mind that there is now a state-imposed tax levy cap.

Budget Advisory ScheduleThe first budget committee meeting

will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday,November 22, for the purpose of organi-zation and review of its format and goals.Budget information will be available for

review prior to the first of six regularmeetings that will take place at 7:30 p.m.in the Board of Education ConferenceRoom located in the Manor ElementarySchool on the following dates:

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• Tuesday, February 14 (committeeonly)

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meeting – Manor AP Room)Thursday, March 29 (board final budgetmeeting – Manor AP Room)

Volunteers may contact Kenney W.Aldrich, Aassistant Superintendent, at592-4004, or you can [email protected]

QUITE AN HONOR: On October 21 several Seaford Middle School seventhgraders participated in the performance of the Hofstra Honor Band. Theband's nearly 500 members were composed of seventh graders from all overLong Island and Hofstra University Symphony students. Pictured are (backrow from left) Principal Daniel Smith, Patrick DeFrancisi, Brian Volmer.(Middle) Taylor Yarmi, Jessica Strong, Tanner Maple, Evan Groder, JoshuaPinnock, Sarah Umstadt. (Front) Juliana Groder, Christopher Ho and SeafordBand Director Barbara Sherwin.

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MAKING A SPLASH: From left are Mary Schroeder, Wantagh Park PoolDirector; Doreen Principe, Island Harvest; County Executive Edward P.Mangano; and Carnell Foskey, Commissioner of Nassau County Parks andRecreation.

Wantagh Park Pool feeds the poorNassau County Executive Edward P.

Mangano, along with Mary Schroeder,Wantagh Park Pool Director and CarnellFoskey, Commissioner of Nassau CountyParks and Recreation, recently joinedDoreen Principe, Program Coordinator ofIsland Harvest, to accept a trophy onbehalf of Wantagh Park Pool for collect-ing the most food out of all of the munic-ipal pools for the Island Harvest “Make aSplash” food drive. Donations at WantaghPool reached over 600 pounds, the equiv-alent of approximately 469 meals.

Together, Long Island’s communitiesand pools collected over 6,900 poundsof food, the equivalent of approximate-ly 5,400 meals. All proceeds from the“Make a Splash” food drive will pro-vide critical food support to a networkof 570 food pantries, soup kitchens andother local programs that offer foodassistance to 283,700 Long Islanders –including 110,000 children – who facehunger every day. To find out moreabout how you can help Island Harvest,visit www.islandharvest.org.

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Veteran’s Day 2011Veteran’s Day, celebrated at the eleventh hour of the

eleventh day of the eleventh month, can add the eleventhyear, 2011 this year. It is also an anniversary year for WorldWar II, of which we have fewer and fewer veterans amongus. This year’s special Veteran’s Day section, coordinated byLaura Schofer, focuses in part on them.

Recently, I was up in the attic and had an “Eureka”moment. That old suitcase now used to hold old papers, whenturned on its side, revealed a stamp marking it as the proper-ty of “Faith Brewer, AmericanRed Cross,” my mother andformer publisher of this news-paper. Obviously, she had usedit while serving overseas on theIndia, Burma front, something Ihad never noticed before.

My niece, Clara Laursen,spent several months typing uppoems my mother wrote in heryouth. And my brother, Chris,collected letters she wrotehome from the war and articlesshe placed as part of her job pro-viding coverage of the RedCross to encourage more dona-tions. These were sent to the national museum at ArlingtonNational Cemetery that chronicles the role played by womenin the military.

While overseas in the service, my mother endured many ofthe conditions the nurses and soldiers did, suffering a life-threatening disease and being nursed back to health with ori-ental medicine. But she also enjoyed traveling and made life-long friends.

She felt very lucky to be coming home after the war, andto be an American.

A local heroState Senator Charles Fuschillo was recently honored by the

Tri-State Transportation Campaign along with Sandy Vega ofWantagh (mother of accident victim Brittany Vega) for hiswork towards passage of the Complete Streets Law.

Now he has come through again for his constituents, this timeworking for six long years to get insurance coverage for chil-dren with autism. Inspired by a Merrick family, theGiangregorios, he became a fixture at autism events, helpingthem to achieve greater exposure. Meanwhile, in Albany he wascontinually negotiating to get his bill through. Last week, hewas present when Governor Mario Cuomo signed it into law.

How important is this to you? The Centers for DiseaseControl estimates that one in 70 boys is diagnosed withautism, as are many girls. Early diagnosis and treatment canmake an enormous difference in the life of a child, an adult,the family and the community. That’s how important.

Once again, thank you, Senator Fuschillo.

CITIZEN READER WINS – When Realty Advisors’ Laura Dupkin Memisha announced her annu-al “Thank-you-For-Making-Me-Wantagh’s-#1-Realtor” Contest in The Citizen, Wantagh residentJudith Rowland entered, emerging as the winner! The grandmother of six won $ 400 in giftcards from Iavarone Bros., Staples and her favorite restaurant and gas station. Participatingin the ensuing Award Ceremony are, from left, Realty Advisors’ Associate Carly Cucci; BrokerAssociate Laura Dupkin Memisha; Judith Rowland; Owner Broker Chris Kaufman; and BrokerAssociate Peggy Petrelli.

TOT SHABBAT: TempleB’nai Torah, 2900 JerusalemAvenue (corner of Oakfield),Wantagh, will host a TotShabbat service Friday eveningNovember 11, at 5:30 p.m. Thecommunity is invited to joinRabbi Marci Bellows, CantorSteve Sher, Gail Goldstein andEmily Altman for this specialearly childhood Shabbat expe-rience of singing and story-telling. Temple B’nai Torah, aReform congregation of over500 families, serves the southshore of Nassau County,including: Wantagh, Bellmore,Merrick, East Meadow,Levittown, Seaford,Massapequa, and MassapequaPark.

© © ©MOBILE OFFICE

HOURS: Senator Charles J.Fuschillo Jr. (R-Merrick) willhold mobile office hours at theSeaford Library, at 2234 JacksonAvenue in Seaford, from 1-3p.m. on Wednesday, November16. All residents are invited toparticipate in the program.

Mobile office hours bringsgovernment services directly toresidents in their own communi-ty. Residents who need assis-tance with government services,have questions about govern-ment programs, or would like toexpress concerns about a partic-ular issue can come and sharethem with Senator Fuschillo in aone-on-one setting. No appoint-ments are necessary.

Residents who can’t attend buthave an issue can call his officeat 882-0630 or e-mail him atFuschillo.nysenate.gov

© © ©RELIGION IN PUBLIC

SCHOOLS: The Leagueof Women Voters will sponsor“Religion and the Public

Schools...a Survey of the LegalHistory” on Wednesday,November 16, at the LevittownPublic Library at 7:30 p.m.

Professor ThomasSchweitzer of the Jacob D.Fuchsberg Law Center atTouro College will discuss anumber of important cases thatbear on the way religion andthe public schools relate to theConstitution.

One of these cases is Aguilarv. Felton (1985) that said thatNew York City’s program usingfederal funds to pay the salariesof public employees who pro-vided remedial education inparochial schools violated theFirst Amendment. Then in 1995this case was overruled.

All are welcome to this time-ly meeting.

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BINGO: The LadiesAuxiliary of Empire HoseCompany will sponsor aShopping Bag Bingo onFriday, November 11, at 8p.m. Doors will open at 7p.m. The Empire HoseCompany is at 2300 MerrickAvenue, Merrick. For infor-mation call Jackie Gaviganat 868-1319 or LeeHlavacek 632-9928

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Redeemer Lutheran Church inSeaford is hosting a holidayfair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. onSaturday, December 3.

There will be home-made crafts, holiday gift baskets, Christmas greens,grandmother’s attic, cookiewalk and international cheeseboard. Eat at Cafe Noel.

The fair will take place atOur Redeemer LutheranChurch 2025 Washington

Avenue Seaford. Call 781-6374 for more Information.

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Regina Church, 3945 JerusalemAvenue, Seaford, will sponsora craft fair on Wednesday,December 2, from 6-10 p.m.and Thursday, December 3,from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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the Temple B’nai Torah ofWantagh, 2900 JerusalemAvenue and Oakfield AvenueWinter/Fall flea market to beheld on Sunday, November 27,from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sell your merchandise orpromote your business to shop-pers from Nassau Countyincluding Wantagh, Mer-rick, Bellmore, Seaford, East Meadow, Levittown,Massapequa, as well as parts ofSuffolk and Queens Countywho are ready to shop for theholidays. For information callBen at 221-2370 or you can e-mail [email protected] for more information.

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GRAM: The Forest Lake PTAPreschool Committee invitesall children entering kinder-garten in September 2012 toparticipate in its preschool pro-gram. Children must be fiveyears old by December 1, 2012and zoned for Forest LakeElementary School in Wantagh.

The program is held once amonth – starting in Novemberand ending in May – at ForestLake Elementary School. Thepurpose of the program is tofamiliarize the incomingkindergarten students and theirparents with the school. Eachmonth a different aspect of theschool is covered.

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No pool? No problem!It was less than a year ago that the

Wantagh Board of Education put theWantagh swim and dive teams on thechopping block of budget cuts. The boysand girls swim and dive teams were theonly teams to be identified as not worthyof having a 2011-2012 season.

After a town meeting and many let-ters, calls, e-mails and meetings fromparents, teachers, coaches, students andalumni, the board decided to allowWantagh to keep their swim and diveprogram but with the conditions of asmaller team and fewer days in the pool.The fall girls’ team was limited to just 2days a week in the water.

But that did not stop a team on a mis-sion. Some girls joined club teams at theirown expense to keep up their performancelevels. Others who could not get to a poolspent more time with Head Coach ChrisRafferty and Assistant Coach HeatherJones on dry land drills, to keep their car-dio and strength training consistent.

So, what did this team on a missionaccomplish after almost having no teamat all?

The Girls’ Wantagh Swim and Diveteam won the Conference II champi-onship for the first time since 2004 bygoing undefeated at 8-0. In addition, theyfinished third overall in the divisionbehind two powerhouse swim schools,Bellmore-Merrick and Manhasset.

Some highlights: The top diver, eighthgrader Victoria Zozzaro, set a newWantagh school diving record.Sophomore Shannon Gordon finishedfourth in the county in the 500 freestyleand seventh in the 200 freestyle and is.7 seconds away from the Wantaghschool record. Eighth grader Kelli

Schmidt finished in the top 10 in thecounty in both the 200 and 500freestyle. Eighth grader Annie Reindlalso made the county finals in thefreestyle and butterfly.

The 200 freestyle relay team (JackieBeshlian, Shannon Gordon, NicoleCharkowick, and Kelli Schmidt) finishedeighth and the 400 freestyle relay team(Kristina Goehringer, Shannon Gordon,Kelli Schmidt and Annie Reindl) finishedseventh at the County Championshipson Saturday, November 5.

But, most important…the seven sen-iors, Kathryn Aguilo, RebeccaFriedman, Kristina Goehringer, SophiaKoukoulas, Devon Luckey, VictoriaMulé and Gianna Torre get to graduatefrom Wantagh as undefeated conferencechampions instead of students that hadtheir team “eliminated.”

So, thank you to all the parents, stu-dents, teachers, alumni and board mem-bers for keeping the Wantagh swim anddive program active. There are at least30 girls that now have something to beproud of for the rest of their lives.

And a note to all schoolboards…Please, as you consider yourbudgets for 2012-13, how wrong it is toput any team on the “elimination” list.Especially one that just went undefeatedand won a conference championship.There are always ways to win…student-athletes just have to be given the chanceto compete.

Congratulations Coach Rafferty andthe Girls’ 2011-12 Wantagh Swim andDive Team!

– David GordonProud Wantagh swim

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King is doing something right

To The Citizen:I read Eric Jurist’s letter (The Citizen,

November 3) about the jobs bill that PeterKing voted against. I am glad he did.That's the reason he’s been a representa-tive for so long. He must be doing some-thing right to still be in office in this liber-al state.

The so-called President’s stimulus billdid nothing for the economy and put thecountry in 14 trillion dollars worth of

debt. I don’t want my grandchildren orgreat grandchildren paying for this gener-ation’s laziness. The liberals say therewould have been a deeper recession with-out it, but there is no proof of that. I forone don’t want to take that chance.

During the depression my father startedhis own egg and butter route to put foodon the table. He paid his own way. That’swhy it was called the greatest generation.Today people want to sit on their buttsand take government handouts. I’m anindependent, a vet, and I love my tea.

Al Kaiser

Wantagh Chamber winter ballThe Wantagh Chamber of Commerce

will be hosting a Winter Ball onThursday, November 17, beginningwith cocktails at 6:30 p.m. at WestburyManor, honoring the late Jack Poyer, along time employee of Meenan Oil andsupporter of the Chamber ofCommerce. In addition to honoringJack, the chamber will be presentingscholarships to the children of NassauCounty Police Officer Michael J.Califano and Nassau CountyAmbulance Technician Steven Linzer,

both of whom died as the result of duty-related incidents earlier this year.

All are invited to attend this gala event.There are also opportunities to supportthese efforts by taking a journal ad orsponsorship, or contributing a donation orraffle prize. All supporters will be pub-licly acknowledged at the ball.

Please contact Mary Redler, ExecutiveDirector of the chamber, for ticket and sponsorship information at 946-8750 or you can e-mail [email protected].

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The library is closed. Anticipatedopening is Monday, December 5. Theanticipated opening for the CommunityRoom is Monday, December 11.

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Thursday, November 177-8 p.m. Waffle Ice Cream

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1:30-2:30 p.m. Mini Movies. Anhour of Berenstein Bear movies andcrafts. All ages. Registration is notrequired.Saturday, November 19, or Monday,November 21

10 a.m.-6 p.m. AARP MatureDriving. Cost $12 for AARP members.$14 for non-members. Payment bycheck only, one check per person,payable to AARP. Proof of AARP mem-bership is required. No refunds. Register

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1-3 p.m. Creative Playtime. Join usfor hours of fun filled-activities. Choosefrom board books, puppets, toys, musictunnels, ball-pits and a Play-doh table.Meet new friends and reacquaint your-self with the library or just come for agood time. All ages. Registration notrequired. Wednesday, November 30

6:30-7:30 p.m. Pajama Storytimes.Put on your PJs and come on down! Forages 3-7. No registration is required.Thursday, December 1

5-8 p.m. Nassau County ExecutiveMangano’s Mobile Office.Representatives from the CountyExecutive’s Office, the Department ofPublic Works, the Department ofAssessment and the Department ofSocial Services will be on site. No regis-tration is required.Monday, December 5

2 p.m. Winter Speaker Series. Jointhe former chairman of the PanamaCanal Commission, Robert McMillan,when he brings you an insider’s look atthe history and the future of Panama andthe canal. No registration required.Tuesday, December 13

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7-8 p.m. Gingerbread House. Bringhome a beautiful and delicious ginger-bread house decorated with candy, icing,and graham crackers. For ages 10-18.Registration begins Wednesday,November 30, at the Reference Desk.

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The gridiron wasn't as frozen as GreenBay’s Lambeau Field on Saturday,October 29. The weather wasn't asdreadful as it was for GeorgeWashington’s troops at Valley Forge.However, in wet snowy weather andunder slushy field conditions, theMacArthur Generals (7-1) found a wayto endure Mother Nature’s wrath andleave Port Washington with a 50-6annihilation of the Vikings (0-8) in theirrear-view mirror. It was MacArthur'sseventh consecutive win.

Generals running back Brett Ellersled the way to victory from MacArthur’sopening drive. He and quarterbackGerard Cunningham marched their team62 yards before Ellers capped the drivewith an 11-yard touchdown run. Ellersscored on each of MacArthur's first threepossessions in the first quarter with TDruns of 11, 4 and 17 yards and also con-tributed three successful two-point con-version runs.

The co-captain and senior added a 5-yard TD run in the second quarter, andfinished the day with 147 total yardsrushing and 4 TDs on 16 carries – all inthe first half of the game.

RB Tyler Eppich ran for 60 yards onfive carries and added a 29-yard touch-down run to put the Generals up 30-0before Port Washington finally scoredtheir only TD of the game. Runningbacks Ryan Scarano (29 yards rushing)and Brendan Smith (61 yards rushing)both rushed for third quarter touchdownsfrom 23 yards and 1 yard, respectively,to sew up the scoring for MacArthur.

On defense, Eric Schiffman (1 sack),Mike Rotondo (1 interception), DomDanetti (fumble recovery) and AndreiDinoro (fumble recovery) led a fierceGenerals’ resistance that snuffed outPort Washington’s attempts at mount-ing an attack.

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The second portion of the Wantagh FireDepartment’s 2011 Semi-Annual BloodDrive will be held at Station 1, 3470 ParkAvenue, Wantagh, on Tuesday, November15, from 3:30 -8:30 p.m., in cooperationwith the Blood Donor Center of theNassau County Medical Center.

Blood donors must be between 17 and75 years, in general good health, mustweigh at least 110 pounds, and must nothave donated blood in the last 56 days.Volunteers with a history of MultipleSclerosis, heart disease and/or stroke willnot be accepted. However, those with dia-betes, that is not insulin-dependent and isunder control will be allowed.

Those over 75 years must meet all cri-teria and provide a physician’s letter.Social Security numbers are required sodonations may be crossed checked forhealth reasons.

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WALK FOR LUPUS: Last month approximately 35 students, parents, andteachers of Maria Regina School in Seaford participated in the annual Walk-along for Lupus held at Eisenhower Park. The school raised over $900 to helpresearch a cure for lupus. This is the 10th year in a row that the school hasparticipated in the walk.

SMS learns the dangersof bullying

When students walk through thehalls of Seaford Middle School in thecoming weeks, they will be faced witha blitz of reminders about the dangersand consequences of bullying andcyber bullying, and what they can doto stop it.

Through the work of the clubStudents Against DestructiveDecisions (SADD), students will pro-mote anti-bullying with a flurry ofposters, T-shirts, rubber bracelets andbookmarks conveying the message,“Take a stand, lend a hand: Stop bul-lying.”

The slogan, provided to the club byPositive Promotions, is the latestaddition to those who already flankthe cafeteria, library, gyms and otherparts of the school, perpetuating themessage throughout the school year.

“We talk about bullying a lotthroughout the year. This anti-bully-ing campaign and activities are a wayof spotlighting the issue on a continu-al basis over several weeks,” saidNancy Kaplan, Seaford MiddleSchool social worker.

On Tuesday, November 15, in themidst of the campaign, students forthe first time will hear a powerfulpresentation by John Halligan, afather whose son committed suicidein 2003 after years of being victim-ized by bullying and cyber bullying.

Mr. Halligan speaks to middle andhigh school students throughout thecountry about his son Ryan’s tragicexperience to spread awareness andhopefully, save others enduring the

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tinues to be that bullying goes onthrough all the technology that isavailable to students,” Ms. Kaplansaid.

After hearing his “incredibly pow-erful” presentation, Ms. Kaplanimmediately booked Mr. Halligan andwaited a year later for the next avail-able date. She also secured the $2,500for the program through the generosi-ty of the Seaford CommunityWellness Council.

“His presentation puts a face behindthe computer and shows that this boywas part of a family that was alsodeeply affected by bullying,” Ms.Kaplan said.

The program will be presented dur-ing the school day, November 15, tosixth, seventh and eighth graders andthen to parents from 7-8:30 p.m. atSeaford High School. Parents areencouraged to bring only their chil-dren of middle-school or high-schoolage because of the sensitive nature ofthe presentation.

Students will receive a descriptionof the presentation beforehand, andteachers will receive a list of ques-tions and activities that can beaddressed in class after the program.Ms. Kaplan said the once-a-weekadvisory period at the end of the daywill be expanded to two periods to beused for follow-up question-and-answer sessions, and to explore howto address the issue further.

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WII ball turret gunner of a B17 in World War II Editor’s Note: This story originallyappeared in Bellmore Life in 2002. Itwas such an interesting story we are re-printing it again with the permission ofthe Buczak family. Mr. Buczak is now 87years old.

Steve Buczakwas born under alucky star. Atalmost 78 yearsof age [2002] heis alive to tell atale that is thestuff of Holly-wood movies.

Mr. Buczakof NorthBellmore was aball turret gunner

in a B17 with the 457th Bomb group inEngland during World War II. He flew atotal of 33 missions over Germany, Franceand Holland, firing twin 50-calibermachine guns at German fighters trying toattack his plane from below.

In the course of six months in 1944,Mr. Buczak survived three crashes and aditching in the North Sea as well asnumerous occasions when heavyartillery fire could have downed hisplane. He was 20 years old at the time.

In 1943 Mr. Buczak was in the firstgroup of 18 year olds drafted fromBellmore. He was sent to Camp Uptonand then to Miami Beach for basic train-ing, where they “teach you how to sur-vive,” he said.

Mr. Buczak received airplane engi-neering training in Gulfport, Mississippi,and in Las Vegas enrolled for aerial gun-nery training. “That’s when they teachyou how to fire a 30-or 50-calibermachine gun. It’s heavy but young guyshave a lot of strength and can handle it.

They also teach you not to burn out thebarrel. It’s one thing I knew I could neverforget. You can go to a 15 or 20-shotburst but after that you burn out the bar-rel and you have no weapon. Believeme, you don’t want that to happen. Itwould be pretty embarrassing and dan-gerous, too,” said Mr. Buczak.

Mr. Buczak received additionalflight training in Ardmore, Oklahoma,before sailing with Patton’s ThirdInfantry to England just before D-Day.“We were about 20 or 30 guys with theinfantry,” he said.

Mr. Buczak was assigned to the 457Bomb Group, 750 Bomb Squadron ofthe U.S. Army Eighth Air Force inGlaton, England. This group was latercalled the “Fireball Outfit.”

Mr. Buczak’s total combat time fromthe first bombing mission to the lastbombing raid was 133 days, which wasrecord time and a first for the 8th AirForce. “Our crew volunteered for speed-ed up service. We could have completedmuch sooner,” said Mr. Buczak, “but weran out of B-17s. We totaled out [wrecked]four B-17s, all the spare planes in oursquadron. Our plane, the ‘Duchess’ wasalways in and out for repairs because offlak damage,” he added.

Flak are explosives used to downplanes that came in “three sizes – 88s,105s and 155s,” said Mr. Buczak “andwould rain down on us.”

The ball turret is attached to the under-belly of the B17. The gunner sits in thecircular turret, which is just four feet indiameter and is responsible for downingenemy planes. It is an extremely vulner-able position. The tight quarters make itdifficult for the occupant to get in andout of.

“That’s why I got the job,” laughedMr. Buczak. “I’m a small guy and it wasall right in there, but I wouldn’t recom-mend someone tall getting inside. But Iwas one of the few guys who could weara parachute; if I had to I could roll rightout. It was okay.” Mr. Buczak added“you have to be airborne to get in it, atabout 10,000 feet.”

His first mission was on D-Day,June 6, 1944. His bomb group didn’tsee much action that day but he had“360 degrees of visibility. I had thebest seat in the house. I saw every-thing – strikes and hits.” Mr. Buczakstill remembers the sight of the mas-sive fleet of ships making their waytowards the coast of France.

His second mission flying over Pariswas not so easy. Four planes out of thesix were downed. “It was common tolose at least one to three planes. Eachplane held nine men,” said Mr. Buczak.

On this mission, all four engines of hisplane were hit and leaking oil, and acrewmember was wounded. There wasno oxygen system and the plane had 135flak holes. In an article written by theNassau Daily Review in 1945, Mr.Buczak described what happened.

“Gas was leaking down near a super-charger. If it gets into the superchargerthat means a fire and a blown-up ship.We limped into a landing, fire broke out,but the crash crew was there and savedthe plane,” said Mr. Buczak.

Mr. Buczak crashed two more timesbut was never hurt. “Somebody washelping me out,” he said. He crashed

once because they had no brakes. “We hadto go into a ditch at the end of the runwaybecause we couldn’t stop the plane. Thewheel hit the hole and pulled out theengine.” Another time “we ran out of fuelas we were coming down the runway.”

There is one mission Mr. Buczak willnever forget. It was mission number 11.“It was the first day of a three-day mis-sion to bomb Munich, in July of 1944”said Mr. Buczak. On their way back fromGermany, over the North Sea, the crewhad to “ditch” the plane.

Heavy flak knocked out the plane’sengine and the propeller wasn’t workingproperly. They had to land in the NorthSea and wait for rescue. “We had made aperfect ditch,” said Mr. Buczak.

But there was a problem with the liferaft. It was lodged under the tail. “If wedidn’t get that life raft out, we wouldn’tsurvive,” said Mr. Buczak. He doveunder the tail and pulled out the life raft.“I didn’t think about what I was doing.There’s no time to think. We weretrained for this. We had practiced a lot.”

There were more problems the crewhad to face. A German E boat kept cir-cling the downed plane, hoping to takeBuczak and his crew as prisoners.“Luckily, American P-51 fighters shooedthe E boat away.” Shortly afterwards, thecrew was picked up by a rescue team andbrought back to England. “Twenty fourhours later, we were back, bombing ourtarget in Munich.”

Other missions took Mr. Bruczak allover Germany to oil refineries, railroadyards, ball bearing factories and thesubmarine pens. “The oil refinerieswere particularly well protected,” saidMr. Bruczak.

You knew you were going on a reallytough mission when the commanderwould tell you that a chaplain of yourfaith was at the back of the room andavailable to speak with you. I used to say,tell him to fly the mission for me,” Mr.Buczak laughed.

“Right after D-Day, we carpet-bombed the German Panzer Division inSt. Lo. That mission was done in threestages. We [the 457th] came first, fol-lowed by field artillery and then Pattoncame through, that’s when he began hisdrive through Europe.”

Mr. Buczak also recalls how the457th led the Eighth Air Force inbombing Peenemunde. “We were thefifth or sixth plane in the lead for theAir Force. When I looked back I couldsee 1,000 planes. They looked likemosquitoes over the water.”

Peenemunde is where the V1 rocketswere assembled.

For all his heroic deeds, Mr. Buczakwas awarded the Distinguished FlyingCross, the air medal [five times], fourMajor Campaign Stars and a PresidentialUnit Citation. He is also a member of theGoldfish Club, an English organizationof men who were “ditched” from planes.

You always had to be prepared,” saidMr. Buczak, referring to the chance ofhaving to parachute out over enemy ter-ritory. “I had this tiny silk map [ofEurope] that I carried, along with Frenchand German currency. I had photos ofmyself, in civilian clothing, so I couldpay the underground for a fake passport.I also carried two 45s, under my armpits,not to shoot anyone, but to hold off civil-ians.” Luckily, Mr. Buczak never had toface such a scenario.

Mr. Buczak finished his tour of serviceat Mitchel Field. After the war he wentinto the construction business, marriedhis wife Dorothy and raised his four chil-dren in North Bellmore.

Now, when Mr. Buczak reflects uponhis time overseas, he thinks, “It was avery exciting time of my life. Some guysjust get lucky or they don’t see too muchaction. I don’t know how to figure it out.I guess your number is either up or it’snot your time,” he said.

–LauraSchofer

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World War II POW gets out aliveby Laura Schofer

Like many boys of his generation,Freeporter Bernie Rader wanted to dosomething for his country.

The year was 1943. Bernie Rader wasa 19-year-old boy from Brooklyn, whoalong with a group of about 10 friends,went down to the recruitment office toenlist and bluffed his way through aneye test to ensure he would be acceptedinto the United States armed services.

“I thought I might be 4F because ofmy eyes, but a buddy of mine stoodbehind me and whispered while I readthe eye chart, and I got in,” he said.

In May 1943 Mr. Rader received his“greetings from FDR and went intobasic training. By August 1944 I wassent to England, then onto to France,”he explained.

Mr. Radar was a Private First Classwith the 94th Infantry, Company K,301st Regiment. He landed in Francejust after the Allied Forces had madetheir historic landing at Normandy thatJune. At this time General George S.Patton was beginning his historicmarch, first through France, and theneastward through Europe.

Meanwhile, Mr. Rader’s regiment wasstationed in Brittany, which still had afew strong German garrisons.

“I saw a bit of fighting during themonth of September [1944]. I was onpatrol, not too bad,” he explained.

And then on October 2, Mr. Rader,and 54 other men were sent into theFrench countryside after learning thatsome German soldiers wished to surren-der. They found no one there but saw afew French farmers skirt out of theirway. The company landed in a meadowwhen they were ambushed.

“A shot rang out and they started tofight. There was artillery and machineguns. We started back to the lines butthe Germans had surrounded us. Wehad to fight. I think it was about 11a.m.,” said Mr. Rader.

The fighting continued for the nextfew hours. “Around 1 p.m. a mortar hitthe ground, first about 50 feet, then 25feet. I felt the dust and then they hit mewith shrapnel,” said Mr. Rader. “I could-n't fight. I was bleeding and I was dazed.I just lay there thinking I was dying. Ithought about my parents,” said Mr.Rader, who stretched out his arm andhand. “I still have shrapnel in me.”

The fighting continued. TheAmericans tried sending in another

company, but re-enforcement couldn’tget through.

“At about 6 p.m. we realized we hadto surrender. We didn’t have muchammo. Five Americans were killedand there were 20 of us wounded,”said Mr. Rader.

One American soldier spoke a bit ofGerman and negotiated the surrender.

“There I was on the ground and Itook off my dog tags and gave them tomy buddy – George Boyd. I’m Jewishand we decided it would be a goodidea to bury them,” said Mr. Rader.“The Germans came in and we raisedup our hands, but a German sergeanttold us to put our hands down becausewe had fought valiantly.”

The Germans took the injured prison-ers to a hospital in Lorient. Those whowere not injured were taken to FortSurville prison on the French island ofIle de Groix. This area was being heldby about 66,000 Germans but they wereencircled by the American troops.

“A German major named Schmidtquestioned me about my dog tags. I wasa little afraid of him,” said Mr. Raderwho kept a prayer card of Jesus abovehis bed with the saying “I am with youalways.” He did this to avoid any suspi-cion. “He kept asking me questionsabout my dog tags. I told him I lostthem,” said Mr. Rader.

“Are you American, British, French,”demanded the major.

“All I was required to say was myname, rank and serial number –Bernard Rader, private first class, serialnumber 3296290. This made him angrybut one of my sergeants, a man namedHarrington, told Major Schmidt that Iwas an American.”

Mr. Rader spent 47 days in the hospi-tal in Lorient. “I saw a lot of things,”said Mr. Rader, who looked away as iflost in thought. He didn’t speak of those“things,” but showed this reporter a listhe made of his 140 favorite foods –bacon, waffles, banana split, pecan rolls.

“We were starving. They gave us apiece of bread with a bit of lard for break-fast, the same thing for lunch and thenthis watery, nothing soup. The Germanshad the same rations but were able to goout into the countryside and get somefood from the farmers,” explained Mr.Rader. “I remember the French RedCross came for a visit and brought me anapple. I ate it, rind and all.”

Likewise, the prisoners on Ile deGroix were also starving. But there, an

American soldier somehowmanaged to sneak out a letterexplaining the POWs’ situationand asking for food and sup-plies. That letter eventuallyended up in the hands ofAndrew Gerow Hodges, a sen-ior field director for the RedCross.

Mr. Hodges wrote to theGermans asking if theAmericans could deliver sup-plies and finally, after somenegotiations and a face-to-facemeeting between the two sides,the Germans agreed.

“We got some food, even O’Henry[candy] bars. We had to give to theGermans too,” said Mr. Rader.

Mr. Hodges made 13 trips in total,crossing the river from the Americanside of Etel to the German side of LaMagouer.

During one of those exchanges Mr.Hodges suggested to Major Schmidtthat an exchange be made for theAmerican, British and French prison-ers of war for the German prisonersof war.

“Mr. Hodges said why house, clothand feed our guys,let’s exchange rank-for-rank, condition-for-condition,” saidMr. Rader. “One ofthe conditions forthe exchange wasthat the POWSwouldn’t fight in thistheatre,” said Mr.Rader.

The Germansagreed and onNovember 16 thefirst of threeexchanges for POWstook place. “It wasthe first and onlytime during the sec-ond World War thatthis occurred,” saidMr. Rader. He wasone of the first 79 tobe exchanged.

“There was a six-hour cease fire [onNovember 19] andthey put me on astretcher and into theboat, and then to ahospital in Reine,”said Mr. Rader.

All in all, 149 men were exchanged.By October 1945 he came home to

Brooklyn. For his valor, Mr. Raderreceived the Bronze Star Medal, aPurple Heart and is also a recipient ofthe French Legion of Honor awardedto him by President Sarkozy in 2007.

Nowadays Mr. Rader tells his storyto schoolchildren as well as atlibraries. “I want the kids to knowhow important it is to serve – it couldbe the Peace Corp, Habitat forHumanity, Teach for America but youhave to give back. That’s what its allabout,” he said.

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Yeoman Bill Halleran, survived Pearl Harborby Laura Schofer

“They just kept coming.” That’s how Bill Halleran of Merrick

described the bombing of the U.S.Naval base at Pearl Harbor by theJapanese fighter planes on the morningof December 7, 1941.

“It was three minutes to eight, 7:57,when I heard these loud explosions anddeafening noise,” he said. Mr.Halleran, a Yeoman, First Class,United States Navy, assigned to theU.S.S. Phoenix, was standing in theexecutive’s office with three otheryeomen when the attack began.

“I looked out the porthole to battle-ship row. I could see the meatball[slang referring to the image of theJapanese Rising Sun on the side of theplanes] and the planes were droppingtorpedoes into the side of ships. ‘Hell, Isaid, we’re at war.’”

Japanese planes filled the sky overPearl Harbor. Bombs and bullets rainedonto the vessels moored below.

History.com describes the events ofthat day. “At 8:10 a.m., a 1,800 poundbomb smashed through the deck of thebattleship U.S.S. Arizona and landed inher forward ammunition magazine. Theship exploded and sank with more than1,000 men trapped inside. Next, torpe-does pierced the shell of the battleshipU.S.S. Oklahoma.

With 400 sailors aboard, theOklahoma lost her balance, rolled ontoher side and slipped underwater. By thetime the attack was over every battleshipin Pearl Harbor – U.S.S. Arizona, U.S.S.Oklahoma, U.S.S. California, U.S.S.West Virginia, U.S.S. Utah, U.S.S.Maryland, U.S.S. Pennsylvania, U.S.S.Tennessee and U.S.S. Nevada – had sus-tained significant damage.”

Yeoman Halleran was assigned tothe U.S.S. Phoenix, a light cruiser thathad just returned from a tour of duty inthe Philippines, where they wereordered to “see how many Japs werethere,” he said referring to the buildingtension between the United States andJapan that indicated that war may bejust over the horizon.

At the time, American intelligenceofficers didn’t think the Japanesewould attack American soil. Instead,they believed an attack might occursomewhere in the South Pacific or thePhilippines. “Our ship was the onlyone in the [seventh] fleet with a gun-nery, turrets and an engineer. We had

lots of artillery. That’s why theypicked us,” he said.

But there was nothing in thePhilippines and the U.S.S. Phoenixmade a stop in Manilla, picked up ageneral court martial prisoner who wasconfined to the brink and returned toPearl Harbor.

“That day, it was pandemonium,”said Mr. Halleran. “Over the loudspeak-er, I heard ‘All hands, man your battlestations.’ I secured two portholes in theexec office. I tried to climb the ladderthrough the scuttle but it was too tight.So I went to the port side, up the scuttle.One chief yelled ‘give me a hand withthe canvas,’ ” said Mr. Halleran.

The canvas is used to protect the gunsand needed to be pushed aside. “Westarted to cut down the canvas, whichwas blocking the guns. The chief and Ipushed it over the side of the ship.”

“I went to my battle station – AfterCon, which is three decks above themain deck.” Mr. Halleran explainedthat After Con is the command centerwhere operations would take place, ifthe bridge is destroyed. “There I was,in After Con and my exec nevershowed up. That made me the senior[officer]. I knew I just couldn’t standaround,” he said.

“We had four 50-caliber guns, two onport and two on starboard, but no elec-tric power and no ammunition so Ielected to go to the ammunition room.”

Mr. Halleran leans back in his chairand closes his eyes, imagining hisjourney that day. “Remember, I wasthree decks above the main. I had togo through scuttles, bulkheads, thenthree decks below the main. I took abelt of 50-caliber ammunition andhung it around my neck. The endsdragged on the floor and I kept think-ing as I climbed each ladder and wentthrough each compartment, ‘if thislets loose, things will go flying.’ Imade two trips like that,” he said.

Back on After Con, Yeoman Halleranwatched down below as the generalcourt martial prisoner they had trans-ported from Manilla, “had attachedhimself to the five-inch guns and wasloading ammunition manually,” he said.

Mr. Halleran explained this was anenormously huge task that was usuallydone electronically. “The guns are hugeand rough. It’s all machine and I seehim using his right hand to load, and itlooks like a piece of raw chopped meat.But he just kept loading.”

Mr. Halleran said he was pretty surehe shot down one plane. “We used trac-er bullets in the early years of the warand I saw the plane and it was smokingand landed in the sugar cane fieldsbeyond,” he said.

The barrage lasted about two hours.Mr. Halleran remembers the “attacksseemed to come in waves, but I reallydidn’t have any concept of time. Youjust did what you had to do.”

Mr. Halleran said the U.S.S. Phoenixwas lucky. There were few casualtieson board. However, 2,500 men werekilled and another 1,00 were woundedthat day. Additionally, eight battleshipsand 200 airplanes were destroyed.

A day after the attack, PresidentFranklin Roosevelt asked Congress todeclare war on Japan; three days laterthe United States was also at war withGermany and Italy.

As for Mr. Halleran, he spent the nextfour years fighting in the Pacific. In1945 he left the Navy and by 1947 he

settled in Merrick with his bride,Rosemary. Together they raised theirthree sons in Merrick.

BILL HALLERAN

Sending letters home...William Bennett, a member of the

502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,101st Airborne Division, describes lifeafter V - E Day in Bavaria, Germany;including luxurious hotel rooms and exhi-bitions of Hermann Goering’s stolen art.

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Dear Mother,Am enjoying a two day pass at a

resort on Lake Konigsee. The weather iswonderful and it’s a greatset up here. Have a roomoverlooking the lake at theHotel Schiffmeister - verydeluxe. It’s run by a coupleof staff of Germans and wehave just about everythingyou could imagine - excur-sion boats, canoes, speedboats, horses, tennis, sev-eral orchestras, etc. We arewaited on hand and footand have been getting thebest cooked food I’ve hadsince leaving the states. Much more ofthis and we would be badly spoiled. Thelatest addition here is a contingent ofWACS who are on their way up..

The division is still ferreting out sometop Nazis in their mountainous hide-

aways here. There is plenty of room totake cover in this part of the country andit may be sometime before they are allrounded up. Everyday a few Germansoldiers are picked up coming downfrom parts high up in the Austrian Alpswhere they didn’t even know the warwas over. They are surprised to see thatAmericans have taken over ground hereand can’t understand what happened.All kinds of loot is being recovered inthis area, and the 101st already has ondisplay an exhibition of some of thethings Goering had hidden away that are

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Cookie Cucurullo - Fly Boy of the Pacificby Laura Schofer

A fly boy who loves the poetry ofRudyard Kipling – Constantino(Cookie) Cucurullo of Wantagh – flew50 missions as a ball-and-nose-turretgunner in the Pacific theatre duringWorld War II.

He has a wall filled with medals,including an air medal with three clus-ters, which he waves away as “justsomething I got for missions that wereconsidered out of the ordinary.” Hedoes not explain any further, leavingthe silences in between his words tospeak about what this reporter imag-ines were feats of bravery.

A design engineer by training, Mr.Cucurullo, who’s grandfather came tothe United States from Naples, Italy,in the second half of the 19th century,worked for the Remington Corporationwith top secret clearance from the FBI,before he enlisted in the Army AirCorps in 1942.

“You either could serve with bombsite maintenance, armament school oraircraft mechanic. I chose bomb sitemaintenance but couldn’t work therebecause I was told I was only a secondgeneration American, even with myFBI clearance,” said Mr. Cucurullo.

Mr. Cucurullo then chose aircraftarmament and volunteered for gunneryschool but flunked out because he wascolor blind.

But when he was transferred to theGreenville Army Air Base, a surgeonasked him why he was not in gunneryschool, because of Mr Cucurullo’s per-fect height and weight. “When I toldhim I was colorblind, he asked me if Icould read the calender on the wall.‘What color are the numbers, heasked?’ I said red. He said ‘You’re in.’”

Mr. Cucurullo spent three months ingunnery school at Tyndall FieldFlorida. “They teach you air-to-air gun-nery. You must listen to the training sothat if you get into a situation the train-ing will help you,” said Mr. Cucurullo.

“They put you in two seater planes,in the back seat and have you stand upand fire. They tie you with a gunner’sbelt so you don’t flip out of the plane.The WACs fly the two targets and youfire at those,” he explained. “They willput you in a pressure chamber andpressurize at 20,000 feet. Things hap-pen. If you have a tiny air hole from acavity, the air will expand and couldpop the cavity or create inordinateamount of pressure on your jawnerves,” he said. “At 30,000 feet youhave to put on a gas mask. They cutyour oxygen off and have you writeyour name. You don’t get more than acouple of letters down before you passout. It happens that fast. You mustwear that mask.”

Mr. Cucurullo was assigned to thesecond bomb squadron, 22nd BombGroup, U.S. Army Air Corps, and wasstationed in New Guinea, from where

he flew missions. 107 men wereassigned to this group.

He first flew in the B25, which has atop turret. He flew 25 missions in thisplane. Then he flew another 24 mis-sions in the four engine B24 in the ballturret and nose turret. He also flew onemission in a B17.

“We’d lose about 10% [of the men]in each mission,” said Mr. Cucurullo.“We had no fighter cover so the Japsmedium bombers would be about1,000 feet above us and drop phospho-rous bombs on us.”

Mr. Cucurullo said the Japanese“were good flyers. Their zeros [type ofplane] were better than the B40.”

But Mr. Cucurullo said men in theArmy Air Corps were “fortunate. Ifeverything goes right you go back tobase. And when we die...well, the airforce dies clean shaven.”

Some of the targets were Japaneseair fields “because we wanted to soft-en up the beaches for the marines toland,” he said. “I have to give thoseguys a lot of credit. They reallyslogged their way through the war.The ground troops and marines arefighting infinitum.”

Other missions were to destroy oilrefineries and manufacturing sites.“My last mission was to the Pandansarirefinery, Balikpapen, Borneo,” he said.Mr. Cucurullo kept a diary about hismissions that was taken away fromhim, but he still was able to recordsome details. The printed page heshowed this reporter reads: “2,550mile round trip. Oct. 10, 1944; 18 hourtrip. Bombing excellent; targetdestroyed 40-50 Zekes, Oscars, Hampsand Tojos. Interception for 40-50...”

“It was almost a perfect mission. Wehad 45 tons of high explosives thatwere used and our bombardier droppedthose five bombs right on the nose ofthe refinery,” said Mr. Cucurullo.

Mr. Cucurullo survived 50 missionsand three bouts of malaria while in thePacific. “The island we were based onwas called ‘Death Island’ by the nativepeople. Soldiers contacted all kinds ofdiseases – malaria, typhus, dysenteryand this creeping crud, which formedas little blisters on your fingers andwhen the blisters burst your skin wouldpeel. It just ate away at your skin.”

During those 50 missions Mr.Cucurullo said he carried in his over-alls “rosary beads, crucifixes, reli-gious medals my mother sent fromhome. By the time I finished [the mis-sions] it looked like I was carryinggrapefruits in my pockets,” he chuck-led. When he left for home, “the otherguys asked me to empty my pockets.They each took something to keepwith them for good luck.”

Mr. Cucurullo returned home at theend of 1944 and went back to work atthe Remington Company, marriedKathryn Schott and moved to Wantaghin 1951.They raised their two sons and

two daughters in Wantagh.Mr. Cucurullo is 90 years old. “We

used to have reunions but there aren’ttoo many of us left anymore. My pilot.

Bob Hulme, died two months ago. Hewas a big guy. You had to be strong. Itwas very difficult to fly those 24s,”said Mr. Cucurullo.

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The theatre will open on November 12with a gala event hosted by comedianMartin Short and written by multiple EmmyAward winner and best-selling author AlanZweibel.

The theatre’s artistic director is award-winning producer Angelo Fraboni, anaccomplished Broadway performer who hasproduced and managed a wide range of Off-Broadway productions and tours.

The November 12 “Evening ofEntertainment” will also include appear-ances by comedian Mario Cantone, RachelDratch from Saturday Night Live, ScottAdsit from “30 Rock,” world renowned vio-linist Ittai Shapira, the Elite String Ensembleof the Children’s Orchestra (directed by Dr.Yeou-Cheng Ma,) rock musician Jo Wymer,Ashle Dawson from So You Think You CanDance, Broadway dancer Ashley Amberand jazz singer Gregory Generet.

Tickets for dinner/pre-show packages canbe purchased by contacting CynthiaMetzger at 678-5000 ext. 6723. Or you canvisit www.molloy.edu.

Holiday fairThe Freeport United Methodist Church,

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The Methodist Church bar will onceagain offer a time to sit and relax and enjoya menu of homemade soups, chicken saladsandwiches and other specialties.

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Healthy PlanetThanksgivingJoin Healthy Planet for its 18th annual

Healthy, Green and “Turkey-Free!”Thanksgiving celebration. Writer, speakerand consultant Michael Parrish DuDell willlecture on Sunday, November 20, at SweetHollow Hall, Gwynne Road, Melville, (just

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Doors open at 2 p.m., dinner at 3 p.m. andlecture at 4:30 p.m. (attend all portions).Healthy Planet is a volunteer group whosemission is to promote food choices andlifestyles that respect our bodies and ourshared environment.

For information call 631-421-5591 orvisit their website www.healthy-planet.org.

Billiards and socialThe Singles Association of Long Island

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Opening show Lantern Theatre presents “The Curious

Savage” by John Patrick at CongregationB’nai Israel, 91 North Bayview Avenue,North Freeport.

The shows are on Saturday, November12, at 8 p.m. Sunday matinees at 1:30 p.m.November 13 and 20. “The CuriousSavage” is a heartwarming comedy aboutmoney and greed.

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Graduate Open HouseIndividuals interested in earning their

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Blood driveNassau Community College, in conjunc-

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Blood donors must be at least 17 yearsold and in good health. Donors should comewith some photo identification. Althoughsmall snacks will be provided, we ask thatdonors eat before donating.

Bring diabetes to lightThe Juvenile Diabetes Research

Foundation of Long Island andWinthrop University Hospital will holda ceremony in recognition of WorldDiabetes Day on Monday, November14, at the Theodore Roosevelt Executiveand Legislative Building in Mineola.The program, “Bring Diabetes to Light,”will show the official “BlueIllumination” of the building’s domefollowing the ceremony.

“World Diabetes Day helps to bring anincreased awareness of the disease andthe young people affected by it,” saidCounty Executive Mangano.

Medical trialWinthrop-University Hospital

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To be eligible for the study, partici-pants must be 18-70 years of age andmust have a tumor that measuresgreater than 1 cm in volume (seen in aMRI). They will be randomly assignedto either the experimental treatment orstandard of care. All individualsenrolled in the trial will receive someform of treatment. The experimentaltreatment involves the placement of acatheter into the brain tumor into whicha research medication targeting TGF-Beta will be infused slowly over sever-al days.

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Grand Central exhibitOn February 1, 2013, the MTA Metro-

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Transformation and MulticulturalismThe Rev. Dr. James W. Barnum, Pastor

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ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

United Methodist Church of Seaford2160 Washington Ave., Seaford

Phone/Fax: (516) [email protected]

Rev. Dr. Edwin Jones, Pastor

Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Wantagh Memorial Congregational ChurchUnited Church of Christ

1845 Wantagh Ave., Wantagh785-1829

Reverend Ronald Keith Garner, PastorSundays: 10:30 am - Worship Service

(Quiet Room Available)10:15 am - Church SchoolPre-School/Nursery: Mon. - Fri.

Church & Parish Hall Wheelchair AccessibleAll Welcome

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The Very Rev. Christopher D. Hofer, RectorSundays: 8:00 am Holy Eucharist

10:10 am Sunday School10:15 am Holy Eucharist 6:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist

Wednesdays: 8:00 pm Healing MassWheelchair Accessible

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St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church

2197 Jackson Ave., Seaford • 785-3762Rev. Dr. Winfred B. VergaraHoly EucharistSun. & Holy Days 10:00AMCoffee Hour Following ServicesSunday School 10:00AMHandicap Accessiblewww.stmichaelseaford.org

Our Redeemer Lutheran Church2025 Washington Avenue, Seaford, NY 11783Phone/Fax -781-6374 • www.ourredeemer.net

Ronald M. Klose, Pastor Holy Communion:

Sun. - 9:00 am & 10:45 am • Wed. - 7:30 pmSunday School: 9:00 am

Day Care: 781-8095 • Nursery School: 781-7637

St. Gregory of Nyssa Orthodox Church1100 Hicksville Road (Rte. 107), Seaford

541-3628Website: www.stgreg.org

Sunday Divine Lithurgy 9:30amChildren School/Coffee HourEnglish language parish serving various ethnic backgrounds including Carpatho-Russian, Russian, Greek, Ukrainian, Romanian,

Bulgarian, Serbian and Arab heritage.

ORTHODOX CHURCH

SYNAGOGUESFarmingdale Wantagh Jewish Center

A Traditional EgalitarianConservative Synagogue

3710 Woodbine Ave., Wantagh785-2445

please visit: www.fwjc.orgFriday Evening Services: 8:00 pmSaturday Morning Services: 9:15 am

Jr. Congregation 10:45 amNitzanim (3-7 years) 11 am

Shabbat Evening Services: SunsetDaily Morning & Evening MinyanRabbi Alan F. LavinRabbi Emeritus Mordecai Rubin Z”LPresident - Toby KaseReligious and Nursery School

Men's Club, Sisterhood, Chavurah Social Club, Seniors,Yiddish Club, Adult Education and Youth Group

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Temple Beth-El Of Bellmore(A Traditional Conservative Synagogue)

1373 Bellmore Road, N. Bellmore781-2650

Daily Weekday Morning Services: 7:30 am Evening Minyan Services: 7:30 pmFriday & Saturday Evening Services at SunsetSaturday Morning Services: 9:15 amSunday & Legal Holidays: 8:30 amRabbi Gary KesslerCantor Eitan BinetCantor Emeritus David HiesigerReligious School and Adult EducationYouth Programs, Sisterhood & Men’s ClubsPlease visit: templebethel1710.org

Christ Lutheran Church3384 Island Road, Wantagh • T- 221-3286

Rev. Martin R. Nale, Pastor • www.CLCWantagh.orgSunday Worship: 8:30 & 11:00 am

Sunday School and Confirmation Classes: 9:40amChristian Nursery School 579-8425 Pre-nursery - 3 & 4 year old classes

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WantaghOn October 29, a 29-year-old resident

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Wantagh, was burglarized on October27. Entry was gained through a reardoor; assorted jewelry was reportedstolen.

u u uAnother Downhill Lane, Wantagh,

residence was burglarized on October27. Entry was through a rear window;cash and assorted jewelry were stolen.

u u uA residence on Deer Lane, Wantagh,

was broken into on October 29. Entrywas through the front door; no loss wasreported.

u u uUnknown thieves stole an external

hard drive from an unlocked 2001 grayNissan Sentra on Bunker Avenue,Wantagh, on October 21.

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Unknown thieves stole assorted itemsfrom an unlocked 1997 gray BMW onBunker Avenue, Wantagh, on October 24.

u u uUnknown vandals broke the driver

side mirror of a 1997 white Ford Tauruson Bellport Avenue, Wantagh, onOctober 29.

SeafordUnknown thieves stole a metal

garbage can, gutters for the house, cop-per tubing and a piece of a shed from theside of a house on Washington Avenue,Seaford, on October 26.

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HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS and family members from the Harbor and ManorElementary Schools spent a beautiful fall day getting a healthy dose of exercise.They participated in the 16th annual Autumn Classic, a family fitness day coor-dinated by the physical education department. The event promotes how fun exer-cise can be, especially when done with family or friends. Participants walked orjogged for 45 minutes around the Seaford High School track.

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Five students from John Andersen’sseventh-grade band in the WantaghMiddle School were chosen to per-form in the 2011 Middle School HonorsBand Festival at Hofstra University,held on October 21. The selected stu-dents were: Abigail Cullen, flute; ElenaScarano, clarinet; Charles Interrante,alto saxophone; Daniel Hirsch, trumpet;and Brian Tretter, tuba.

Mr. Anderson said, “These studentsare the cream of the crop. Some areplaying with my eighth-grade band. Itwas an amazing day and I was veryproud.”

The Middle School Honors BandFestival is sponsored by the HofstraUniversity Symphonic Band and direct-ed by Dr. Peter Boonshaft. Now in itsninth year, the event is designed toenhance the education and developmentof band performers and reward theaccomplishments of the finest sev-enth-grade band students. In prepara-tion for the culminating concert per-formance, several hundred seventhgraders from Nassau and Suffolk coun-ties had the opportunity to rehearsewith the Hofstra University SymphonicBand. The students combined with theHofstra band for the concert to form thecollective festival band.

Wantagh Director of Music PaulSulkin stated, “This wonderful music-making event gives these young musi-cians the opportunity to share and learnfrom outstanding university musiciansin a unique concert experience. Wecongratulate these fine young musicianson having been chosen for this specialevent.”

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PUBLIC NOTICESNotice of Sale Supreme CourtNassau CountyChristina Bank and TrustCompany as Owner Trustee ofthe Security National FundingTrust Vs. Carmela DellaMonica et al, DefendantsAttorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): TheLaw Office of Shapiro, Dicaro& Barak. 250 Mile CrossingBoulevard Suite oneRochester, NY 14624.Pursuant to Judgment ofForeclosure and Sale grantedherein on or about December3rd, 2010, I will sell at PublicAuction to the highest bidderat the Calendar Control Part(CCP) Courtroom, 100Supreme Court Drive, Mineola,NY 11501. On TuesdayNovember 22nd, 2011 at11:30am Premises known as,213 Hillcrest Drive, SeafordNY, 11783 Sec: 52 BI:405Lots: 2. All that certain plot,piece or parcel of land, withthe buildings and improve-ments thereon erected, situ-ate, lying and being atPlainedge, Town ofHempstead, County ofNassau, and State of NewYork. Approximate amount ofJudgment is $400,033.89Plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subjectto provisions of filed JudgmentIndex No. 07-002627Jonathan C. Juliano Esq., REF-EREEThe Law Office of Shapiro,Dicaro & Barak. 250 MileCrossing Boulevard Suite oneRochester, NY 14624.Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s)WSC 724 4T 10/20, 27,11/3, 11

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Annual Election of theWantagh Fire DistrictDecember 13, 2011

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that theannual election of the WantaghFire District shall be held onDecember 13, 2011 beginningat 2:00 o'clock P.M., voting tobe at the following pollingplaces: Stations No. 1 - 3470Park Avenue, Wantagh, StationNo. 2 - 844 Wantagh Avenue,Wantagh, Station No. 3 - 2529Neptune Avenue, Seaford,Station No. 4 - 991 AlkenAvenue, Seaford, and No. 5 -2895 Merrick Road, Wantagh.The polls shall remain openuntil 9:00 o'clock p.m., or asmuch longer as necessary toenable the voters then presentto cast their votes for the pur-

pose of electing a Fire DistrictCommissioner of said FireDistrict for a term of five years,commencing January 1, 2012,to succeed CommissionerJohn J. Gillen, whose term ofoffice expires on December31, 2011. Only residents reg-istered to vote with theNassau County Board ofElections on or beforeNovember 21, 2011 shall beeligible to vote.Further notice is hereby giventhat nominations for the officeof Fire Commissioner, for thepreviously mentioned, shall besubmitted in petition form sub-scribed to by at least twenty-five (25)-qualified voters of theWantagh Fire District. Saidpetitions shall set forth thename of the candidate andtheir address and the office forwhich they are nominated.Such nominating petitionsshall be filed with Kathleen F.True, Secretary, at WantaghFire District, 2045 WantaghAvenue, Wantagh, New York onor before the 22nd day ofNovember 2011.Michael G. AntonucciSuperintendentWantagh Fire DistrictWSC 730 2T 11/10, 16

LEGAL NOTICE SEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT

ANNUAL ELECTIONDECEMBER 13, 2011

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, thatthe Annual Election of theSeaford Fire District will takeplace on Tuesday, December13, 2011 between the hoursof 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m, atthe Seaford Fire HeadquartersBuilding located at 2170Southard Avenue, Seaford,New York, for the purpose ofelecting one (1) Commissionerfor a five (5) year term, com-mencing January 1, 2012 andending December 31, 2016.

PLEASE BE ADVISED thatonly those persons residing inthe fire district who have regis-tered to vote with the CountyBoard of Elections at leasttwenty-three (23) days beforeDecember 13, 2011 shall beeligible to vote.

PLEASE BE ADVISED thatcandidales for District Officeshall file their names in peti-tion form with the Secretary ofthe Seaford Fire District at theoffices of the District locatedat no. 2170 Southard Avenue,Seaford, New York, no laterthan twenty (20) days beforethe date of such election. Said

filing shall be submitted in theform of a petition subscribedby twenty-five (25) qualifiedvoters of the Fire District to theFire District Secretary. Petitionforms shall be made availableby the Fire District Secretary.Dated: Seaford, New YorkOctober 24, 2011

PETER J. REILLYFire District Secretary

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LEGAL NOTICESEAFORD FIRE DISTRICT

PREPARATION OF REGISTRATION ROLLS

ANNUAL ELECTION OF THEFIRE DISTRICT

PLEASE BE ADVISED, thatthe Board of Elections of theSeaford Fire District shall meeton the 13th day of December,2011, between the hours of4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., atthe Fire District Office locatedat 2170 Southard Avenue,Seaford, New York for the pur-pose of preparing the rolls ofregistered voters of theSeaford Fire District. The annu-al election of the Seaford FireDistrict will be held immediate-ly thereafter on the 13th day ofDecember, 2011 between thehours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00

p.m. at the Fire DistrictOffice/Fire HeadquartersBuilding located at 2170Southard Avenue, Seaford,New York.

PLEASE BE ADVISED thatonly those persons residing inthe fire district who have regis-tered to vote with the CountyBoard of Elections at leasttwenty-three (23) days beforeDecember 13, 2011 shall beeligible to vote.

PLEASE BE ADVISED thatcandidates for District Officeshall file their names in peti-tion form with the Secretary ofthe Seaford Fire District at theoffices of the District locatedat no. 2170 Southard Avenue,Seaford, New York, no laterthan twenty (20) days beforethe date of such election. Saidfiling shall he submitted in theform of a petition subscribedby twenty-five (25) qualifiedvoters of the Fire District to theFire District Secretary. Petitionforms shall be made availableby the Fire District Secretary.Dated: Seaford, New York

October 24, 2011PETER J. REILLY

SecretarySeaford Fire District

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