For many American soldiers who served during World War II, Camp Shanks in Orangeburg was the last piece of American soil they stepped foot on before setting out to liberate Europe. Camp Shanks opened in 1942 and was the largest WWII embarkation camp on America’s East Coast for soldiers heading for the front lines in […]
The National Veteran Business Development Council [NVBDC] has named New City-based Anchor Trading the “2019 Veteran-Owned Business Of The Year,” citing the “outstanding work” the company does “with and for veterans.” Founded by advertising industry executive and United States Navy Veteran, Sean Magee, Anchor Trading provides clients with programs that improve their financial and marketing […]
Remembering Our Heroes Stony Point proclaimed August 10 Edward G. Kwiecinski day, a proud WW2 veteran who will celebrate his 100th birthday on that day. Fellow veterans led the opening of the July 24 meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance. A native of North Rockland who has called Stony Point home for over 50 years, […]
BY DIANE DIMOND They blend in to veterans groups and military parades, and usually sport a hat or jacket displaying the logo of a branch of the service. They tell intriguing stories about their military exploits with highly trained and super-secret special operations forces like the Navy SEALs, Green Berets or Army Rangers. Some may let you see […]
By Rockland County Executive Ed Day Last week we laid to rest a patriot; a true American hero who gave all for country and to our returning combat veterans. Personally, I was blessed to both know him and work with him. Jerry Donnellan served the county and countless veterans as chief of Rockland’s Veterans Agency […]
To the Editor, Isn’t it nice to know that we can save a veteran and get a free blanket? Does this strike anyone else as strange — that these large corporations are in such desperate need? Could it be they are running out of product? Yet they continue to produce expensive melodramatic TV spots and […]