Albert A. Statton III Dies; Army Veteran, Firefighter

Albert A. Statton III, a firefighter and an Army veteran who served other veterans in need, died Sunday. Statton was born in 1951. Statton founded Operation Enduring Care in 2009, providing meals and comfort items to residents of the homeless shelter at the VA hospital Read More …

Veterans Day Services Planned

The Town of Huntington will commemorate Veterans Day with services Sunday in front of Town Hall. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, American Legion Post 1244 will honor  veterans with a service in Greenlawn. The service, at 11 a.m., Read More …

Veterans Day: Greenlawn Commemoration; ‘Operation Green Light’

American Legion Post 1244 will commemorate veterans with a service Nov. 11 in Greenlawn. The service, at 11 a.m., is scheduled for Greenlawn Memorial Park at the corner of Pulaski Road and Broadway. It draws crowds of students, families, elected officials and veterans. The ceremony Read More …

How a Vietnam Vet Found Peace and Purpose 40 Years Later

He was the first Vietnam veteran to enter Harvard University and was a highly successful marketing executive. But Jack McLean is best known as a best-selling author. When his first book, Loon: A Marine Story, was released in 2009, he hardly expected its success. It Read More …

World War II Vet Gets Assist From PSEG-LI Workers

 PSEG Long Island is celebrating veterans throughout the week of Veterans Day by improving the homes and facilities of men and women who have served in the U.S. armed forces, including doing a massive cleanup at the Northport home of a WWII veteran. The theme Read More …

PSEG Volunteers Give a D-Day Anniversary Assist to Veteran and Wife

PSEG-LI volunteers returned Thursday to the home of a Melville  veteran and his wife to help them tidy up and make small repairs. Morris “Monty” Koffer, and his wife, Edith, asked the group to return after their initial visit in December. Koffer, who is 97, Read More …