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Camp of the 1st N.F.M.R.Near RichmondMarch 22nd 1865Dear Uncle,

I received your letter a few days ago, so Ihave a little time to write so I thought Iwould answer your letter. We are now onthe move again that is our regiment. I donot know where we are a going we expect toget off by tomorrow morning, we will not bewith the Cav. Div. anymore, and I am glad ofit, as I do not like to stop in one place long.We sent our sick away to day, we received anew lot of horses yesterday and expect someto day [sic], the Cav. Div. was on scout a fewdays ago. I was not out with them I was onguard at the time the regiment went out. Weare having very pleasant weather hear [sic]now this has been the pleasantes [sic]month of March I have seen down hear[sic], it is very windy to day [sic]. I had tostop writing and go and take care of myhorse, so I will now finish my letter. I amvery well to day [sic] and I hope you are allthe same. I received a letter from Maria andAlbert a few days ago. They was very wellat the time, our folks are all well, we havenot heard from Joshua since he leftSavannah, I should like to hear from him. Iexpect Sherman will be this way before long.I think Sherman and Grant will fix theJohnies [sic]. I was over to see them

exchange prisoners. Our soldiers look verybad, some of them could not walk, from their[sic] I went to Dutch Gap, it would not takelong for to finish it but they could not worktheir now as the Johnies [sic] have got theirguns so they can fire through it. I receivedthe box all right, everything was in goodorder, we are having fine times eating whatit contains, well I will now close my letter,my love to all the folks.From your nephew,Charles U. Combs, Jr.

Mailed to Mr. Carman CorneliusJerusalemLong Island N.Y.

In Camp near Petersburg, VATuesday, August 23, 1864Dear Uncle,

Your kind and welcome letter found itsway to me about half past two this morning.It was early, but still I was up, for theyexpected the “rebels” to make an attack,and they had us over to Headquarters incase the rebels did try it but they did not. Ihad the chills, and fever yesterday so I didnot go. They got back about 8 o’clock againthis morning.

Last Thursday morning at half past one,the rebels commenced an artillery duel; itwas a pleasant night so I got up and went

out on the Hill. It was a fine sight; I wishyou could have seen it, the two lines,appeared to be one blaze. It lasted for aboutone hour, where it stoped [sic] and was a sillas if there had never been a shot fired. OnFriday and Saturday mornings they was[sic] at it again, but it being stormy I did notget up. We have had rain for over a weekalmost everyday. I think it is making up thedry spell.

On Sunday there was heaving fighting onthe left of our lines, but I have not heared[sic] any of the particulars, rumor says thatour left had been extended across thePetersburg and Weldon rail-road. I wish itwas across the Danville and we could holdit. I think it would trouble the rebels some.While I was out on inspection on Sunday,part of the 2nd Corps. Passed our camp,and a sergeant of the 111th Regiment askedone of our sergeants what regiment we was[sic], he told him, then he asked if there wasa man by the name of Place in our regiment.Our sergeant told him I was in his company.He could not wait till I came in. He told thesergeant his name was Jim something, asthe sergeant told me, he forgot the lastname, but said he was from Long Island.The only Jim I could think of was JimAndrews and our sergeant says that was hisname. I do not know if Jim Andrews is outor not, if he is I suppose it was him.

“Uncle Sam” does not give us any morepork at present. We get salt cod and mack-erel in place of it. We had cod fish balls fordinner to day. We got over our rations fromthe cook and bought potatoes and madethem. We get fresh beef twice, fish twice, andbacon once in five days, fresh bread onceand sometimes twice. I must now bring thisletter to a close, hoping you will excuse thescribbling, and that you will accept my sin-cere thanks for your “Carte de Visite” whichI think is a very good one. I hope these fewlines will find you all well. Give my love tothe folks. This is all at present.From your nephew,Thomas Place

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A program, “Freeport During theCivil War,” sponsored by the FreeportHistorical Society, will be presentedon Monday, November 14, at 7 p.m. atthe Freeport Memorial Library.

The 150th anniversary of the begin-ning of the Civil War will be docu-mented by reenactors from CompanyH. Many Freeporters, includingDandridge Mott, were members ofthis company. They will portray thelife of the common soldier, displayoriginal period items and concludewith a question and answer forum.

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Friday, November 11• The Freeport Memorial Library is closed.

Friday evening supper for local families in need, 5:15 p.m., ETS Youth division, 87 Pine Street.

Saturday, November 12• Nonprofit employment & volunteerism-part II, 10 a.m.;

Delta 12 p.m. at the Freeport Memorial Library.

Sunday, November 13• Walking the line: Music of Johnny Cash, 2:30 p.m.

at the Freeport Memorial Library.

Monday, November 14• CR: P/C Workshop, 10 a.m.; Financial Challenges for Seniors, 2:30 p.m.; YA:

Teen Cafe, 6p.m.; SP: Computer 5th grade, 6:30 p.m.; Freeport and the Civil War,7 p.m.; ESOL, 9 a.m.; AA, 4:30 p.m.; Retired Teahcers, 10 a.m.; Group

Meditation, 7:30 p.m. at the Freeport Memorial Library. • Plumbing board, 8 p.m. at the Recreation Center, 130 East Merrick Road.

• Freeport Village Hall Court in session, Judge Stephen Drummond presiding, 7 p.m., 40 North Ocean Avenue. Court watchers are welcome.

• Bingo at Congregation Bnai Israel, 7:45p.m., 91 North Bayview Avenue.

Tuesday, November 15• Great books, 1:30 p.m.; ESOL/GED. 9 a.m.; Anchor’s Edge

Owners, 6:30 p.m.; Audubon Society, 7 p.m.; Stearns Park Civic, 7 p.m.at the Freeport Memorial Library.

• Archbishop Molloy Council # 1974, Knights of Columbus, Our Holy Redeemer Church basement. 7:30 p.m.

• Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Village Hall, 46 North Ocean Avenue.

Wednesday, November 16• CR: Parents Group, 10:30 a.m.; CR: How to Draw Great

Big Faces, 6 p.m.; Kick the Habit Freedom from smoking, 6:30 p.m.; Computersixth grade, 6:30 p.m.; Soiul with Heart Book Club, 7 p.m.;

Board of Trustees meeting, 8 p.m.; ESOL, 10 a.m.; CODA of Freeport, 12 p.m.; AA, 4:30 p.m.; American Legion, 7 p.m.

at the Freeport Memorial Library.• Freeport Village Hall Court in session,

Judge Stephen Drummond presiding, 9 a.m., 40 North Ocean Avenue. Court watchers are welcome.

Thursday, November 17• Opera Video & Discussion, 1 p.m.; CR: Circle time, 7 p.m.;

•ESOL/GED, 9 a.m.; LI Scandinavian Society, 7 p.m.; Chi Eta Sorority, 7 p.m. at the Freeport Memorial Library.• Rotary Freeport/ Merrick, Schooner Restaurant 7:15 p.m.

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Support Freeport’s veterans!The Freeport American Legion,

William Clinton Story Post 342, willhold its annual Veterans Day observanceFriday, November 11, 10 a.m. at theFreeport Recreation Center.

This year’s observance will focus onFreeport police officers who have servedin the military. Guestspeaker will be PoliceOfficer John Jacobson,Col., U.S. Army, Retired.The Freeport High SchoolSelect Chorus will alsoperform.

The public is encour-aged to show its supportfor those who served ourcountry.

Lt. Col. John JacobsonUpon graduating from

Huntington High School,Lt. Col. John Jacobsonenrolled in SUNY Oswego, where hereceived his B.S. degree in education.He completed four years of ROTC andenlisted in the Army Reserve in 1985and received his Second Lieutenantcommission in 1986.

John has been married to his wifeVivian for 21 years and both are vol-unteers in the Northport FireDepartment. They have two children –Joseph, 17, and Julia, 15.

He has been a Freeport patrolmanfor 21 years.

He recently retiredfrom the Army Reservewith the rank of Lt.Colonel with 25 years ofservice. He served twoyears in Iraq: InDecember, 2008 asCommander of the 343rd Military PoliceDetachment, and inNovember, 2009 he servedon the Joint Task Force134, Baghdad, Iraq and theMulti-National Force –Iraq as Commander of the343rd Military Police

Detachment. His parents, Ron and LouiseJacobson grew up in Freeport and areboth F.H.S. graduates.

John’s interest in the Military can beattributed to a family tradition, for his fatherserved four years in the U.S. Air Force.

LT. COL. JOHN JACOBSON (middle, standing) in Baghdad with Iraqi SpecialForces soldiers in April, 2009.

Lt. Col. John Jacobson

OHR needs your help for the holidays!

Dear Friends:Your donations in the past years are

well known and your generosity isneeded more now. I know you, too, arefeeling the effects of the economywhether you own a business,are an employee or a retiree,but our helping Freeportfamilies depends on youand your charity.

This year there wasan added burden withpeople losing theirhomes, jobs and healthinsurance; HurricaneIrene added an addi-tional burden to fami-lies already stressed.Financially we cannot helpall the people. When availablewe have food and clothing. Ourcompassionate listening is a big supportmaking necessary referrals. Our helpingthese families all year relies on you andyour generosity.

Please help us again this year to bring

Thanksgiving and Christmas Joy to oth-ers even less fortunate than we.

Thanksgiving food or gift certificatescan be brought to Outreach no later than

November 17 – see hours above. Anyquestions call Alfonso 868-

8289.Christmas food,

unwrapped new toys andchildren’s clothing arewelcome. Donationscan be brought toOutreach no later thanthe week of December12. Gift certificates areappreciated.

“Give! Give the loveyou have received to those

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and your hearts. You need to shareall that you have.”

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The following press release was sub-mitted by a spokesperson for the schooldistrict:

On Tuesday, October 25, the FreeportSchool District Board of Educationaccepted the resignation for the purposeof retirement of Freeport High SchoolPrincipal Ernest Kight effective January2012.

After carefully re-evaluating his deci-sion, Mr. Kight requested thatSuperintendent of Schools Dr. KishoreKuncham recommend to the Board ofEducation that they rescind the resolu-tion and allow him to remain as princi-pal of Freeport High School through theend of the school year in June, 2012.“After talking with many students, par-ents, community residents and mostespecially my wife, I have reconsideredmy decision and would like to stay ifpossible through June,” stated Mr.

Kight. “I am grateful to Dr. Kunchamfor his support in this regard.”

Dr. Kuncham enthusiastically sup-ported Mr. Kight’s request and onWednesday, November 2 made his rec-ommendation to the board. “I am verydelighted that Mr. Kight wants to stayuntil the end of the school year, and Iwhole heartedly recommend that theBoard accept the change of resignationdate,” stated Dr. Kuncham. The boardunanimously voted in favor of the retire-ment extension.

Board of Education Vice PresidentDebra Mulé, who presided over themeeting, read a statement from BoardPresident Debra A. McQuillan, who wasunable to attend. “Even though I cannotbe there, I want you to know that I fullysupport this request and would be cast-ing my vote in favor if I was able to bethere this evening. My best wishes toMr. Kight.”

Traffic safety occupies village board FHS principal Kight to retireeffective June 30

by Jim Golding

Though the agenda for Monday’s reg-ular village board meeting was excep-tionally brief, a lengthy discussionensued over whether to make portionsof three streets intersecting with NorthMain Street one way in the interest oftraffic safety.

In the end, the motion to make thechanges died for lack of a second.

The amendment would have madeone-block sections of East Milton Streetand East Dean Street between NorthMain and Jay Street and WoodsideAvenue between North Main and Powellone-way in an easterly direction.

Mayor Andrew Hardwick, whostrongly favored making the changes,explained that the selected streets hadbeen the scenes of traffic fatalities inrecent months and that the village wasunable to have stop lights installed atthose intersections.

North Main is a heavily traveled com-mercial thoroughfare and large trucksmaking deliveries to businesses parkalong the curb and obstruct the view ofoncoming vehicles for motorists alongthese side streets, posing a major risk foran accident.

Trustee William White questionedwhether a traffic study had been made todetermine the feasibility of changing thedirection of the three streets.

Apparently the police department hadnot been asked to provide traffic statis-tics and the Department of Public Workshad not done a traffic study and Mr.White called for a study to be donebefore any action is taken.

Assistant Superintendent for PublicWorks Ben Terzulli said that “No crite-ria was set forth to warrant a one-waystreet designation” and that the otheroptions to address the safety problemare either to prohibit left turns ontoNorth Main, or to eliminate parking nearthe intersections.

Mayor Hardwick responded that a “noleft turn designation doesn’t help. Youcan’t see oncoming traffic in the firstlane you’re driving into because of allthe vehicles blocking your vision. It’s adanger zone because of the big trucksyou can’t see past.”

The mayor had stated earlier thateliminating parking was “unrealistic” ona commercial street.

He added that “These are seriousintersections and have serious histories”and hopes the issue can be resolvedquickly.

Trustees acted on three other agendaitems: approving sidewalk repairs total-ing $3,993, advertising for a tax lien saleof real property for unpaid village taxes,and approving a banner on South Mainin November and December indicatingregistration dates for the Freeport LittleLeague.

There was no public comment at themeeting, though Alan Jay made a state-ment urging that more public commentsfrom the meetings be included in the vil-lage’s cable channel programming.Mayor Hardwick said he agreed withMr. Jay and would seek to increase themeeting coverage at the next cable con-tract negotiations.

Trustees adjourned to executive ses-sion after their 20-minute meeting.

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Methodist Holiday FairThe Methodist Church

Holiday Fair will be held thisyear on Saturday, November 12,from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at TheFreeport United MethodistChurch, 46 Pine Street (acrossfrom Dodd Middle School).

The fair will feature crafts,jewelry, new items, handmades,baked goods and a spectacularselection of gift baskets, alldesigned to help you with yourown holiday selections.

Also the famous “MethodistSnack Bar” will once againoffer a time to sit and relax andenjoy an outsranding menu ofhomemade soups and chickensalad sandwiches, along withother specialities, for a realholiday lunchtime treat.

Tea-luncheonChrist-Cristo Lutheran

Church in Freeport will hold itsThird Annual Tea-Luncheon onSaturday, November 12.

Neighbors and friends of thechurch are invited to this pro-gram of tea, lunch and dessertsfrom noon to 3 p.m. onSaturday. The invitation is formen as well as women. Thetheme for the for the activity is“Women of the Bible.” Committee chair IsaShachove, states that severalwomen from the congregationwill portray characters in boththe New and Old Testamentsof the Bible. Their storiesreveal their lives and the lega-cy of prayer.

The church is located at 61North Grove Street on the cor-ner of Randall Avenue, oneblock north of the train station.Parking is available in thechurch lot.

The cost of the tea-luncheonis $15 per person. Call anyweekday morning to reserve aplace for yourself and a friend.The phone number is 378-1258.

Opening show Lantern Theatre presents “The

Curious Savage” by John Patrickat Congregation B’nai Israel, 91North Bayview Avenue, NorthFreeport.

The shows are on Saturdays,November 5 and 12, at 8 p.m.Sunday matinees at 1:30 pm:November 13 and 20. “TheCurious Savage” is a heart-warming comedy about moneyand greed.

Admission is $18, seniors andstudents $16 on Saturday only.For reservations and group salescall 221-4485.

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FIREMATIC AWARD: Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray (second left), CouncilwomanAngie Cullin (second right), Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin (left) and Town Clerk Mark Bonilla(right) present the Town Of Hempstead Firematic Award to Ex-Captain Raymond Ryan of theFreeport Fire Department.

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HISPANIC HERITAGE ASSEMBLY: Hempstead Town Councilwoman Angie Cullin (eighth left)presents a certificate of recognition in honor of the Caroline G. Atkinson School HispanicHeritage Assembly. The event took place at the school in Freeport. Pictured are the council-woman and Assistant Principal Michael Fee (ninth left) with members of the school’s MariachiBand, which performed “Cariño” at this event, believed to be the first public school Mariachiprogram on Long Island.

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

of the eleventh month, can add the eleventh year, 2011 this year. Itis also an anniversary year for World War II, of which we havefewer and fewer veterans among us. This year’s special Veteran’sDay section, coordinated by Laura Schofer, focuses in part on them.

Recently, I was up in the attic and had an “Eureka” moment. Thatold suitcase now used to hold old papers, when turned on its side,revealed a stamp marking it as the property of “Faith Brewer,American Red Cross,” my mother and former publisher of thisnewspaper. Obviously, she hadused it while serving overseas onthe India, Burma front, somethingI had never noticed before.

My niece, Clara Laursen, spentseveral months typing up poemsmy mother wrote in her youth.And my brother, Chris, collectedletters she wrote home from thewar and articles she placed as partof her job providing coverage ofthe Red Cross to encourage moredonations. These were sent to thenational museum at ArlingtonNational Cemetery that chroni-cles the role played by women inthe military.

While overseas in the service, mymother endured many of the conditions the nurses and soldiers did,suffering a life-threatening disease and being nursed back to healthwith oriental medicine. But she also enjoyed traveling and madelifelong friends.

She felt very lucky to be coming home after the war, and to be anAmerican.

A local heroState Senator Charles Fuschillo Jr. was recently honored by the

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

Now he has come through again for his constituents, this time work-ing for six long years to get insurance coverage for children withautism. Inspired by a Merrick family, the Giangregorios, he became afixture at autism events, helping them to achieve greater exposure.

Meanwhile, in Albany he was continually negotiating to get hisbill through. Last week, he was present when Governor AndrewCuomo signed it into law.

How important is this to you? The Centers for Disease Controlestimates that one-in-70 boys is diagnosed with autism, as are manygirls. Early diagnosis and treatment can make an enormous differ-ence in the life of a child, an adult, the family and the community.That’s how important.

Once again, thank you Senator Fuschillo.

Faith Brewer Laursen1915-1993

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Hempstead zoning calendarThe following cases will be called

before the Board of Appeals of theTown of Hempstead today, November16, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the NathanL.H. Bennett Pavilion, HempsteadTown Hall.

1089/11. BALDWIN –Paulinette Marcellin, InnocentMarcellin and Pierre Chery, Jr., renew-al of grant to maintain 2-family

dwelling, S/W corner Madison Avenueand Berkley Street, a/k/a 700 MadisonAvenue.

1097/11. BALDWIN –Rudolph Denize and Sidney M.Espania, variances, side yard, sideyards aggregate, maintain second storyaddition and enclosed porch bothattached to dwelling, N/s WashingtonStreet, 448.64’ W/o Milburn Avenue,a/k/a 945 Washington Street.

Auto fatality in HempsteadThird Squad detectives report a seri-

ous motor vehicle accident involving abicyclist which occurred on Friday,November 4, at 7:17 p.m. in Hempstead.

According to detectives, JoseMiranda, 19, from Hempstead was rid-ing his bicycle southbound acrossGreenwich Street, east of Henry Street,when he was struck by a 2010 GMCSierra truck, operated by a 59-year-old

Baldwin man. Mr. Miranda suffered multiple frac-

tures and serious head trauma. He wastransported to Winthrop UniversityHospital where he was pronounced deadat 8:19 p.m. by hospital staff.

Detectives report no apparent crimi-nality with the accident at this time. Thevehicle was impounded from the scenefor brake and safety inspections.

Fall Pre-School Story timesFor ages 3-5 (not yet in

Kindergarten) Tuesday, November 15,29, December 6, 13, 20 at 10:30 a.m.or 2 p.m. Registration has begun.

Mother GooseFor ages 16 to 23 months with par-

ent/caregiver. Thursday, November 17,December 1, 8, 15 at 10 a.m.Registration is ongoing.

Book BabiesAges 9 to 15 months with parent/

caregiver. Thursday, November 17 andDec 1 at 11 a.m.

Pajama Story TimesFor ages 3 to Kindergarten.

Thursday, November 17 at 7 p.m.Registration is required, and hasbegun.

PlaytimeFor 1 to 3-years old with parent/

caregiver. Wednesdays, December 7,14, 21 at 10 a.m. Registration isrequired and begins November 15.

TinkerBell and FriendsKindergarten to Grade 2. Saturday,

November 12, at 2 p.m. Listen to astory and do a related craft activity.Registration is required.

Do You LegoGrades 1 to 6. Sunday, November 13

at 2-4 p.m. If you come, you can buildit! Join us for our Lego Club. LibraryLegos will be available. Share tips onbuilding and just have a great time.There will be separate tables providedif you would like to bring your ownLegos. Registration has begun.

Fun with FolkloreGrades 1 to 5. Tuesday, November

15 at 4 p.m. Native American story andcraft. Registration is required and hasbegun.

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by Linda HendricksonThere were definitely two halves to

Saturday’s Freeport-Hicksville footballgame. The first half was an alternatingexchange of scoring efforts, but the sec-ond half was all Freeport in a 60-28romp by the Red Devils.

Under clear skies with moderate tem-peratures, a far cry from last week’ssnow and wind, action started quickly.Maurice Irby scored on a 65-yard runfollowed by Evan Lapice’s TD on a 50-yard pass from Isaiah Barnes. Bothkicks for the point after by Ferdy Torreswere successful. Barnes scored on a 1-yard run and then Leondre Simmoncaught a 59-yard and a 65-yard passfrom Barnes to score two more TDs forthe Red Devils.

Barnes thrilled the crowd as he ran fora 93-yard TD. Leaving defensive menall over the field and receiving greatcoverage from his teammates, he foundthe last opening he needed on the hometown sideline and took it in for thescore.

Gere Brown scored on a 3-yard passfrom Barnes and Lapice ran for the lastTD with an exciting 25-yard zig-zagrun.

Barnes finished with 158 yards pass-ing and 118 yards running while Irbyran for 165 yards, contributing toFreeport’s 540 total yards.

Errol Small, who plays middle line-backer for Freeport, made nine tackles.LeShawn Thomas and Brown each hadan interception while teammates IsaiahHicks and Marquise Wells each made twosacks. The win was a total team effort.

Hopefully Freeport will do as wellnext Saturday as they face theOceanside Sailors at Hofstra Universityat 5 p.m. in the semifinals of the NassauCounty Class AA playoffs. Just areminder, once the games move toHofstra, Section VIII charges admissionat the gate.

Featured athletesThe two featured athletes this week

are Asia Johnson and Maurice Irby IV.Asia Johnson has been cheering for

six years and serves as a base on the

mounts and lifts. She also plays girls’varsity lacrosse, where she playsdefense wing. “I love playing sports,”she said, “because I love to set goals andachieve them. Also, being physicallyactive makes me feel healthier andstronger.”

“Asia is such an asset to the cheer-leading team,” commented CoachLaurie Kolodny. She is skilled, mature,and shows great leadership in her role asco-captain. Her warm smile is trulyinfectious.”

Asia is part of the Athletic LeadershipClub, National Honor Society, andserves as a cheerleading ACT represen-tative. She has participated in numerouswalks such as the Breast Cancer,Autism, Dollars for Scholars andWoman’s Health Walks.

Asia hopes to go to MonmouthUniversity in New Jersey and studyadvertising and marketing.

Maurice Irby is a true Ironman, as hemoves from football to wrestling, thenlacrosse during the year. He has wres-tled since eighth grade and has enjoyedlacrosse and football for three years atFHS. “I love the competition. It’s a pas-sion of mine. I love to prove to peoplethat undersized players can play foot-ball. After the Hicksville game onSaturday, a father asked me to speak tohis young son who plays for theBaldwin Bombers. He wanted me to tellhim that it’s OK to follow your dream. Iwas really happy to do that.”

“Some people say Maurice Irby is agreat player for his size,” reflects CoachRuss Cellan. “I beg to differ. MauriceIrby is a great player regardless of hissize. He is aggressive, strong andfocused. He is a two-way starter andexcels wherever he plays.”

Maurice is a member of the NationalHonor Society and the Class of 2012activities. He has participated in theBreast Cancer, Autism and Peace Walksas part of his community service. Heplans to attend college in the fall andmajor in marketing and/or advertising.College football is in his plans too, andafter this year’s achievements, maybe ascholarship as well.

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WWII ball turret gunner survives several crashes 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. Rader 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, clotheand 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 it’s allabout,” he said.

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Yeoman Bill Halleran lives through 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 1,000 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.

“Berchtesgaden

28 May 1945

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

reputed to be worth many millions. Hiscollection makes up a good sized muse-um in itself.

Well, that’s it for now.Love, Bill”

Courtesy of National World War II Museum.

FREEPORT’S GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC dedicates a memorialin the form of a cannon photo courtesy of the Freeport Memorial Library

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Cookie Cucurullo flies perilous missions in 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 could

pop 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 wherehe 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 andtwo daughters in Wantagh.

Mr. Cucurullo is 90 years old. “Weused 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.

CONSTANTINO (COOKIE) CUCURULLO

GOT INK?: ABOVE, MERRICK-FREEPORTVETERAN’S TATTOOS MEMBERS OF

VIETNAM WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATIONPhotos by Joyce Rommel

A letter home..Korea: Dec. 1, 1953

Hi Folks

This is a copy of our Thanksgivingmenu (below). We really had quite ameal. They gave us Thurs, Fri, Sat andSunday off and then called a 3 daybivouac yesterday. Me and 2 other guysstayed back in the wire section to handleany lines that went out and boy did theygo out; we’ve been on the go steadily.

It poured like mad for days and therain just stopped a little while ago. Itwas sleeting most of yesterday.

I’ve got a new job now. I am in chargeof Battalion signal supply. Its a prettygood deal.

I’ve got to go on guard in a couple ofminutes so I’ll have to sign off.

Love to all, Ray

P.S. Thanks for the Christmas Card

Raymond Priger lived on Oak Street,Bellmore.

Letter courtesy of Valerie Skelly

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Don’t forget our POWs/MIAsby Joyce Rommel

As Veterans Day approaches, ourthoughts turn to those who bravelyserved in our United States military inall wars. Unfortunately, not everyonewho served received the proper wel-come home they so richly deservedfrom the American people. As timepassed, these brave men and womenwere forgotten by some.

But, a much larger travesty looms as anational disgrace to America, and that isthe deliberate abandonment of ourPrisoners of War and those Missing inAction (POW/MIA).

I have been working with some verydedicated people, on a grassroots leveland in Washington, D.C. to account fora live prisoner being held captive today.

Private First Class (now Sergeant)Bowe Bergdahl of Hailey, Idaho, wascaptured by the Taliban in Afghanistanon June 30, 2009. A video released onDecember 8, 2010, shows Taliban leaderMullah Sangeen Zadran and POWBowe Bergdahl, who has a significantwound on his left cheek. The signifi-cance of this video should not be lost onus as Americans. Sgt. Bergdahl is stillalive, he is being held captive and, if hewere not considered of value by the

Taliban, he would have been executed.The Taliban is asking for the release of21 Afghan prisoners and Aafia Siddiquithat the United States has custody of inexchange for Bowe Bergdahl.

We are leaving Afghanistan soon. Inall previous wars, we have done prison-er exchanges when we left. It is of themost vital importance that during theprisoner exchange, we ask for POWBowe Bergdahl to be released andreturned to the United States alive.

We cannot ask our military to serveour country if we abandon them shouldthey become captured by the enemy.This is the least we can do for those thatfight for our freedom and serve ourcountry well.

Please, contact President Obama atwww.whitehouse.gov and Secretary ofState Hillary Clinton at www.state.govand ask them to use the limited time wehave left to resolve this.

Be a real hero and help bring homeAmerican POW Bowe Bergdahl. Godbless you and God Bless America.

Joyce A. Rommel of Freeport isPresident of the Long Island POW/MIACoalition of Veterans and ConcernedCitizens, Inc. and Executive Secretary ofthe Vietnam War Veterans Association,Nassau County.

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1:30 to 3:30 p.m., William Coble willcontinue this series, “The SevenDeadly Sins,” with “greed.” The bookto be discussed is “The InheritedClock” by Elizabeth Bowen. A girl isled to find the key to her own neurosisinside a timepiece.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF109-18 Sutphin Blvd. LLC.Arts of Org filed with the Secyof State of NY (SSNY) on9/20/2011. Office Loc: NAS-SAU Cty. SSNY designated asagent upon whom processmay be served and shall maila copy of any process to 177-41 105 Ave. Jamaica NY11433. Principal businessaddress: 4 Delaware Circle,Freeport NY 11520. Purpose:any lawful acts.FL #748 6x 10/13, 20, 27,11/3, 10, 17SUPREME COURT - COUNTYOF NASSAUEASTERN SAVINGS BANK,FSB,Plaintiff against WADEPYATT, ROBERTA PYATT, et alDefendant(s)Pursuant to a Judgment ofForeclosure and Sale signedand dated on March 30, 2010and entered herein on April 12,2010 and pursuant to anOrder Amending Judgment ofForeclosure and Sale Nunc ProTunc signed and dated on June24, 2010 and entered hereinon June 28, 2010, I, theundersigned Referee will sellat public auction in theCalendar Control PartCourtroom (CCP) of theSupreme Court, 100 SupremeCourt Dr., Mineola, NY on the22nd day of November, 2011at 11:30 AM premises situate,lying and being Roosevelt inthe Town of Hempstead,County of Nassau and State ofNew York, shown and desig-nated as Lot Number 23 inBlock Numbers 501 upon acertain map entitled, 'Map ofHausch Manor, Section 1,Roosevelt, Town ofHempstead, County ofNassau, N.Y., and filed in theOffice of the Clerk of theCounty of Nassau on August12, 1953 as Map Number5909 and being more fullybounded and describedaccording to said map as fol-lows: BEGINNING at a point onthe southerly side of HauschBoulevard, distant 156.82 feetwesterly from the westerly endof a curve connecting the saidsoutherly side of HauschBoulevard with the westerlyside of Conlon Road; being aplot 183.75 feet by 53.11 feetby 176.44 feet by 74.95 feet. Said premises known as 24HAUSCH BOULEVARD, ROO-SEVELT, NYApproximate amount of lien $385,817.33 plus interest &costs. Premises will be soldsubject to provisions of filedjudgmentand terms of sale.Index Number 013610/07.ANTHONY F. ALTIMARI, ESQ.,Referee.KRISS & FEUERSTEIN LLPAttorney(s) for Plaintiff360 Lexington Avenue, Suite

1200, New York, NY 10017FL 754 4T 10/20, 27, 11/3,10

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAUCOUNTY. BOARD OF MAN-AGERS OF WHARFSIDE CON-DOMINIUM, Pltf. vs. JOSEPHRUSSO, et al Defts. Index #08-20060. Pursuant to judgmentof foreclosure and sale datedApr. 28, 2010, I will sell atpublic auction at the CCP(Calendar Control PartCourtroom) in the NassauSupreme Court, 100 SupremeCourt Dr., Mineola, NY on Nov.22, 2011 at 11:30 a.m.,prem. k/a 725 Miller Ave., Unit136, Freeport, NY. All that cer-tain plot, piece or parcel ofland, situate, lying and being apart of a Condominium in theIncorporated Village ofFreeport, Town of Hempstead,County of Nassau and State ofNY, known and designated asTax Unit #136 together with a.4709% undivided interest inthe Common Elements of theCondominium hereinafterdescribed as the same isdefined in the Declaration ofCondominium hereinafterreferred to. The real propertyabove described as Unitshown on the plans of aCondominium prepared andcertified by Baldwin &Cornelius, P.C. and filed in theOffice of the Clerk of theCounty of Nassau on the 12thday of December, 1985 asMap #CA113 defined in theDeclaration of Condominiumentitled WharfsideCondominium made byFreeport NauticalDevelopment Company, underArticle 9-B of the NY RealProperty Law dated May 14,1965 and recorded in theOffice of the Clerk of theCounty of Nassau on the 12thday of December 1985 in Liber9889 of Conveyances at page313 covering the propertytherein described. Approx.amt. of judgment is$18,872.24 plus costs andinterest. Sold subject to termsand conditions of filed judg-ment and terms of sale andthe right of the United Statesof America to redeem within120 days from the date of saleas provided by law. LEONARDTARR, Referee. JAY L. YACK-OW, Attys. for Pltf., 1400 OldCountry Rd., Westbury, NY(516)997-4040 #80419FL 755 4T 10/20, 27, 11/3,10

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY

Saxon Mortgage Services,Inc.; Plaintiff(s)vs. ABRAHAM ZUNIGA; et al;Defendant(s)Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s):

ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCI-ATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court,Suite 301, Fishkill, NY 12524(845)897-1600 Pursuant to judgment of fore-closure and sale granted here-in on or about July 9, 2008, Iwill sell at Public Auction to thehighest bidder at CalendarControl Part (CCP) Courtroomof the Supreme Court, 100Supreme Court Drive, Mineola,NY 11501.On November 22, 2011 at11:30AMPremises known as 75Denhoff Avenue, Freeport, NY11520Section: 55 Block: 251 Lot:264 & 265 ALL that certain plot, piece orparcel of land, situate, lyingand being in the IncorporatedVillage of Freeport, Town ofHempstead, County of Nassauand State of New York, knownand designated as and by LotNumbers 264 and 265 on acertain map entitled, "Map ofMount Estates, Inc. CivilEngineers, Freeport, NewYork," and filed in the Office ofthe Clerk of the County ofNassau on June 3, 1920 asMap Number 520, CaseNumber 445.As more particularly describedin the judgment of foreclosureand sale.Sold subject to all of the termsand conditions contained insaid judgment and terms ofsale.Approximate amount of judg-ment $324,619.56 plus inter-est and costs.INDEX NO. 011730/07WILLIAM FRANCIS MACKEYJR., Esq., REFEREEFL 758 4T 10/20, 27, 11/3,10NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT - COUNTYOF NASSAUCREDIT BASED ASSET SERVIC-ING AND SECURITIZATION, LLCc/o Litton Loan Servicing, LP

, Plaintiff,AgainstFIDELINA MORONTA, ET AL;

, Defendant(s)Pursuant to a judgment of fore-closure and sale duly entered4/30/2008, I, the under-signed Referee will sell at pub-lic auction at CCP (CalendarControl Part Courtroom) in theNassau Supreme Court, 100Supreme Court Dr., Mineola,NY 11501 on 12/6/2011 at11:30 am premises known as205 Lincoln Avenue,Roosevelt, NY.ALL that certain plot piece orparcel of land, with the build-ings and improvements there-on erected, situate, lying andbeing in Roosevelt, Town ofHempstead, County of Nassauand State of New York.Section 55 Block 474 Lot 304,

305 and 306Approximate amount of lien$349,255.34 plus interestand costs. Premises will besold subject to provisions offiled judgment Index #13271/07William F. Mackey, Jr., Esq.,Referee.SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATESAttorneys at Law, 255 MerrickRoad, Rockville Centre, NY11570Dated: 10/18/2011 File Number: 21784 MNHFL 772 4T 11/3, 10, 17, 24Notice is hereby given that anOrder granted by the SupremeCourt, Nassau County, on the20 day of October 2011 bear-ing the index number 11-014822, a copy of which maybe examined at the Office ofthe Nassau County Clerklocated at 240 Old CountryRoad, Mineola, New York,grants me the right to assumethe name of Jose Rudy DiazMartinez. My present addressis 13 S. Columbus Ave.,Freeport, NY 11520; the dateof my birth is 8/26/01; theplace of bir th is NassauUniversity Medical Center,East Meadow, Nassau, N.Y.;the present name is JoseRudixd Diaz.FL #778 11/10Notice of Sale Supreme CourtNASSAUHSBC Bank USA, NationalAssociation, as Trustee forOMAC 2005-1, Vs. VictoriaCassella a/k/a VictoriaMcLoughlin et al.Attorney (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 October 3, 2011, Iwill sell at Public Auction to thehighest bidder at the CalendarControl Part (CCP) Courtroom,100 Supreme Court Drive,Mineola, NY 11501. OnTuesday, December 6, 2011 at11:30 a.m. Premises knownas 4460 Merrick Road,Massapequa, NY 11758 SEC:65 BI: 37 Lots: 246. All thatcertain plot, piece or parcel ofland, with the buildings andimprovement thereon erected,situate, lying and being, atMassapequa, Town of OysterBay, County of Nassau, andState of New York.Approximate amount ofJudgment $ 703,695.51 Plusinterest and cost. Premiseswill be sold subject to provi-sions of filed Judgment IndexNo. 09-011454William L. Rothenberg ESQ.,REFEREEThe Law Office of Shapiro,Dicaro & Barak. 250 MileCrossing Boulevard Suite one

Rochester, NY 14624.Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s)FL 779 4T 11/10, 17, 24,12/1

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY

WELLS FARGO BANK, NA ASTRUSTEE UNDER POOLINGAND SERVICING AGREEMENTDATED AS OF OCTOBER 1,2006 SECURITIZED ASSETBACK RECEIVABLES LLCTRUST 2006-WM2 MORTGAGEPASS-THROUGH CERTIFI-CATES, SERIES 2006-WM2;Plaintiff(s)vs. MICHAEL O`NEAL; KAYPOWELL; et al; Defendant(s)Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s):ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCI-ATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court,Suite 301, Fishkill, NY 12524(845)897-1600 Pursuant to judgment of fore-closure and sale granted here-in on or about December 11,2008, I will sell at PublicAuction to the highest bidderat Calendar Control Part (CCP)Courtroom of the SupremeCourt, 100 Supreme CourtDrive, Mineola, NY 11501.On December 13, 2011 at11:30 AMPremises known as 3426Steven Road, Baldwin, NY11510Section: 54 Block: 581 Lot: 3

ALL that certain plot, piece orparcel of land, situate, lyingand being at Baldwin Harbor,Town of Hempstead, County ofNassau and State of New York,known and designated as andby Lot No. 3 in Block No. 501on a certain map entitled,"Map of Oakwood, at Baldwin,Section No. 9, situated atBaldwin Harbor, Town ofHempstead, Nassau County,New York, owned by BeverlyManor, Inc., P.O. Box 225,Baldwin, New York, surveyedby Teas and Steinbrenner,Engineers and Surveyors, 125Church Street, Malverne, N.Y.,and Route 111, Bethpage,N.Y., March 14, 1960", andfiled in the Office of the Clerkof the County of Nassau onNovember 27, 1961 as MapNo. 7516.As more particularly describedin the judgment of foreclosureand sale.Sold subject to all of the termsand conditions contained insaid judgment and terms ofsale.Approximate amount of judg-ment $541,046.97 plus inter-est and costs.INDEX NO. 001044/07GRAHAM W. KISTLER, Esq.,REFEREEFL 780 4T 11/10, 17, 24,12/1

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF NASSAU

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGESOLUTION LLC,Plaintiff-against-OZELL NEELY, ET AL.Defendant(s)Pursuant to a judgment of fore-closure and sale duly datedMay 20, 2008.I, the undersigned Referee willsell at public auction IN THECALENDAR CONTROL PART(CCP) COURTROOM OF THESUPREME COURT, 100SUPREME COURT DRIVE,MINEOLA,, NEW YORK 11501on December 13, 2011 at11:30 AM premises knownas 3498 BERTHA DRIVE,BALDWIN HARBOR, NY 11510.ALL that certain plot, piece orparcel of land, situate, lyingand being in the City ofBaldwin Harbor, Town ofHempstead, County of NAS-SAU and State of New York. Section:54 Block: 590 Lot: 6.Approximate amount of lien$676,658.42 plus interestand costs. Premises will besold subject to provisions offiled judgmentIndex # 07-018184WILLIAM F. MACKEY, JR., ESQ,REFEREE.STEIN, WIENER AND ROTH,L.L.P., ATTORNEYS FOR THEPLAINTIFF ONE OLD COUNTRYROAD, SUITE 113 CARLEPLACE, NY 11514DATED: November 3, 2011

FILE #: 21566/SLS 21721FL 781 4T 11/10, 17, 24,12/1NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT OF THESTATE OF NEW YORKNASSAU COUNTYIn the Matter of theForeclosure of the Certificateof Sale of Tax Lien No.2283/1996, sold by theNassau County Treasurer atthe tax sale held in February1997, with respect to realproperty situated at 84Westfield Avenue, Roosevelt,New York, Town of Hempstead,School District 8, and knownas Section 55, Block: 338,Lots:18, 19 on the NassauCounty Land and Tax Map, pur-suant to §5-58.0 et. seq. ofthe Nassau CountyAdministrative Code by NTL2004, Plaintiffv. EUGENE SHELLMAN, if living,and if he is dead, any and allpersons who are wives, wid-ows, grantees, mortgagees,lienors, heirs, devisees, dis-tributees or successors ininterest of such of them asmay be dead, and their hus-bands and wives, heirs,devisees, distributees andsuccessors in interest of suchof them, all of whom andwhose names and places ofresidence are unkown to

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Plaintiff; CATHERINE SHELL-MAN, if living, and if she isdead, any and all persons whoare husbands, widowers,grantees, mortgagees, lienors,heirs, devisees, distrubuteesor successors in interest ofsuch of them as may be dead,and their husbands and wives,heirs, devisees, distributeesand successors in interest, allof whom and whose namesand places of residence areunkown to Plaintiff; DOZIERSHELLMAN; DORIS SHELL-MAN; STATE OF NEW YORKa/k/a PEOPLE OF THE STATEOF NEW YORK; and UNITEDSTATES OF AMERICA,Defendants--Pursuant to judgment of fore-closure and sale entered here-in on April 9, 2009, I will sell atPublic Auction to the highestbidder at the Calendar ControlPart Courtroom of theSupreme Court of the State ofNew York, County of Nassau,located at 100 Supreme CourtDrive, Mineola, New York11501. On Tuesday,December 6, 2011, at 11:30AM Premises known as 84WESTFIELD AVENUE, ROO-SEVELT, NEW YORK. All thatcertain plot piece or parcel ofland, with the buildings andimprovements thereon erect-ed, situate, lying and being inthe STATE OF NEW YORK,COUNTY OF NASSAU, State of

New York. Section: 55; Block:338; Lots: 18,19. As moreparticularly described in thejudgment of foreclosure andsale.

Sold subject to all of theterms, provisions and condi-tions contained in said judg-ment and terms of sale.

Approximate amount ofjudgment $47,456.46 plusinterest and costs.

Index No.: 016038/06Robert P. Lynn, Esq.

RefereeDAVIDOFF MALITO &

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PUBLIC NOTICEPLEASE TAKE NOTICE that theregular Public Hearing of theZoning Board of Appeals, ofthe Incorporated Village ofFreeport, scheduled to beheld on Wednesday,November 23, 2011 at 7:00pm in the Main ConferenceRoom of the MunicipalBuilding, 46 North OceanAvenue, Freeport, New York,HAS BEEN CANCELLED andHAS BEEN RESCHEDULED tobe held on WednesdayNovember 30, 2011 at 7:00p.m.

BY ORDER OF THE ZONINGBOARD OF APPEALS Pamela Walsh Boening,Village Clerk Dated: November 8, 2011 FL 783 1T 11/10

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All proposals must bereceived by 11am and the Bidopening will proceed at11:15am.For information, contact Mr.Norman Wells, ExecutiveDirector of the Freepor tCommunity DevelopmentAgency, Village of Freeport,46 Nor th Ocean Avenue,Freeport, New York 11520Telephone: 516-377-2203Fax: 516-377-2394 Email: nwells@freeportny.govFL 784 1T 11/10

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Freeporter arrested inUniondale

The Third Squad reports the Arrests ofa Queens man and Freeport woman onMonday, November 7, at 11:55 p.m. inUniondale.

According to detectives, ThirdPrecinct police officers on patrolobserved Damon Banner 25, approach-ing a male from behind on WestburyBoulevard in Uniondale.

The officers believed a robbery wasabout to occur and approached the sus-pect to question him. Mr. Banner imme-diately fled on foot and entered a 2011Chevrolet driven by Ayanna Zellner 28,of Washburn Avenue. Seated in the rearof the vehicle was an unknown man.The vehicle then fled and was pursuedby the officers.

While traveling southbound onSeaman Avenue in Hempstead Mr.Banner hung his body out of the passen-ger window, firing several rounds froma handgun at the pursuing officers. Theofficers were not struck.

The defendant’s vehicle then headedeastbound on Hempstead Turnpikeand entered the southboundMeadowbrook Parkway, which was

closed due to an unrelated auto acci-dent. Ms. Zellner drove around amarked police vehicle which hadclosed the entrance ramp and througha flare pattern that State Police had setup around their accident scene. Thedefendant’s vehicle then struck one ofthe vehicles already involved in theState Police accident investigation andcame to a rest.

The defendants were placed into cus-tody and transported to a local hospitalwith minor injuries where they wereadmitted. No other injuries were report-ed. The third man fled the vehicle onfoot at an unknown location inHempstead while it was being pursued.A handgun was recovered.

Mr. Banner is charged with Murder(Attempt), Criminal Use of a Firearm,Criminal Possession of a Weapon,Reckless Endangerment andConspiracy.

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“Great War,” was officially concludedon the 11th hour of the 11th day ofNovember, at 11 a.m. in 1918.November 11 of the following year,President Woodrow Wilson declaredthat day as “Armistice Day” in honor ofthe peace. This day was marked withpublic celebrations and a two-minutehalt to business at 11 a.m. In 1921, theTomb of the Unknown Soldier was ded-icated in Arlington Cemetery with a cer-emony on November 11. After this ded-ication, Armistice Day was adopted inmany states and at the federal level as aday to honor veterans. This was madeofficial in 1938 when an act of Congressmade Armistice Day a national holiday.

Only a few years after the holiday wasproclaimed, World War II broke out in

Europe. Sixteen and one-half millionAmericans took part. Four hundredseven thousand of them died in service,more than 292,000 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.

Cruisin’ Canines food drive and scheduleFor November, the Cruisin’

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People who come to the walks canbring unopened dry or wet dog food,dry or wet cat food, treats, collars,leashes, bird food, fish food, cat litteror small new toys. This helps fellowLong Islanders that are down on theirluck keep their pets at home instead ofhaving to surrender them to a shelter.If you want to donate, but can’t makeit to the walks, you can drop off youritems in Bellmore at the office ofNassau County Legislator David

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Send all checks and ticket requests to:Freeport Salvation Army, 66 ChurchStreet, Freeport, 11520. Phone: 378-4557 Fax: 546-1734.

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