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 […]
WW II soldier and former Rockland County Times and Journal News editor finally receives his degree! BY MAUREEN MOLLAHAN World War II veteran Edward Lynch Jr., resident of West Nyack, unmistakably embodies the bravery of America’s warriors. Lynch’s heroism earned him several military medals, but one honor he has never been able to call his […]
