The Merrick Kiwanis Club began anew service project this year honoringveterans. At the Merrick Street FairKiwanis members sold flags for a“Field of Honor” currently at theVeterans Memorial Park on MerrickAvenue across from Camp Avenue.

The flags are on display fromNovember 1 through November 15and are meant to make those peoplepassing by think about our veterans –past and present – and to appreciatewhat they do for us every day.

Residents filled out forms that hadareas for those In Honor Of as well asIn Memory of ... All proceeds fromthis fundraising effort will be donatedto support veterans’ projects.

Kiwanis President, Cathy O’Malleyalong with the other club memberswant to say thank you to all veterans.

The Merrick Kiwanis Club isinvolved in many projects in thecommunity. We are the club with aheart. For information regardingMerrick Kiwanis, call ChairpersonDoug Mills at 223-2220.

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by Douglas Finlay

A warm-and-fuzzy evening quicklyturned cool during last week’s Central HighSchool meeting once the floor was openedup for public comments.

Several students from the three highschools and two middle schools openedup the meeting, being feted for theiraccomplishments. The evening includedsongs by Grand Avenue Middle SchoolChoir, a skit from Merrick AvenueMiddle School students and updates fromCalhoun, Kennedy and Mepham students– all to cheers and applause.

Once certificates were presented acrossthe student spectrum, and proud parentsfiled out with smiles on their faces, themeeting addressed the cold realities facingthe district, including an ominous warningfrom the district’s audit counsel that lean-er budgeting days lay ahead.

Auditor Andrew Yu said the board –depending upon the outcome of a lawsuitagainst Nassau County by school districtsfor shifting tax certiori payments to schooldistricts, the loss of federal stimulus moneythat had netted the district $3 million overtwo years, and the real concern of even lessstate aid money next year – would have todip into its reserves even more in the comingyears if it wanted to continue existing pro-grams without raising taxes on residents.

He added that new unfunded mandatesfrom the state could further erode existingreserves.

John Pinto, former board memberand PAL lacrosse coach, asked Mr. Yuprecisely how much money was in theAccrued Liability Reserve, a fund forteachers who retire. Mr. Yu respondedit had $7.325 million.

The amount of the Accrued LiabilityReserve has been crucial to Mr. Pinto’s argu-ment with the board that it could be accessedto pay for three synthetic turf fields thatcould provide new sports revenues for thedistrict.

After the meeting, however, board TrusteeJanet Goller and former board PresidentNina Lanci said only a state law could per-mit the district to access the funds withoutbeing charged with a misdemeanor.

They said Mr. Pinto claimed that DeputyState Assembly Speaker Earlene Hooperhad introduced legislation to provide thataccess, but that they hadn’t seen it, believingit to be languishing in the Legislature.

Not acting on behalf of majorityBarbara Haimsen of the Bellmore PTA

asked the board why residents in the ele-mentary districts couldn’t vote for syntheticfields during recent elections.

Several board members commented that ameeting in February ended with boardmembers defeating a proposal to bring thesynthetic field vote to the public by a 6-2straw poll.

Ms. Haimsen said board was not act-ing on behalf of the majority of resi-dents by keeping the fields from a fullresidential vote.

“Why not let the community decide if itwants to pay for a field or not?” instead ofthe board arbitrarily deciding it would notput the issue to the voting public, she asked.

But trustees Janet Goller and DianeSeaman explained that passing a bondto pay for the fields would impact feesand other incidentals, for example, inthe years the bond would be applied,and would likely lead to cutting otherprograms to help pay for it.

Mr. Pinto told this newspaper after themeeting that he disagreed with that assess-ment, saying the district had paid for newtennis courts – complete with new surfaces– and new running tracks for the district atno extra cost to taxpayers.

He added that the Freeport communityhad recently voted for a new synthetic field,and it would be paid for with existing capi-tal funds available.

Another attendee then leveled the samecharge of arbitrary decision-making againstthe board regarding majority wishes whenshe inquired why graduation programs atcommencement exercises no longer includ-ed schools the students would be going to.

Henry Kiernan, superintendent ofschools, told the attendee that it was a newboard policy the last couple of years to notlist the schools students would be attending,to protect those who may feel uneasy aboutnot going on to university after high school.

The attendee told this newspaper after themeeting that both parents and children workhard to get a child into a university, and to benot recognized for that work was unfair –and against majority wishes.

Hypothermia no football injuryNorth Merrick School District Board

Trustee Wendy Garjiulo pressed the board

on how 11 Calhoun players could havecome down with hypothermia playing foot-ball last week, and wondered if there wasan underlying issue leading to the incident.

“Hypothermia is not a football injury,”she said. “We are your constituents,” shereminded the board.

Saul Lerner, district athletic director, toldthe board that in his 16 years as athleticdirector he had never encountered the prob-lem that Calhoun experienced that week.

“I was at that field at eight in the morn-ing, and conferred with coaches, looked atweather reports and it was decided wecould play a game on that field,” he said,“just like the majority of athletic directorsin Nassau County decided that day.”

He said the game would not have beenplayed that day if “we felt it would beunsafe to play.” Players from PlainviewKennedy High School and Garden CityHigh School also suffered hypothermiaplaying that day.

Mr. Pinto reminded the board that thefields being played on were grass fields,which collect water and pool. “This would-n’t have happened on a synthetic field.”

However, he blamed the referees for notstopping the game, as those at PlainviewKennedy did at halftime that day.

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World War I, also known as the “GreatWar,” was officially concluded on the11th hour of the 11th day of November, at11 a.m. in 1918. November 11 of the fol-lowing year, President Woodrow Wilsondeclared that day as “Armistice Day” inhonor of the peace. This day was markedwith public celebrations and a two-minute halt to business at 11 a.m. In 1921,the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier wasdedicated in Arlington Cemetery with aceremony on November 11. After thisdedication, Armistice Day was adopted inmany states and at the federal level as a

day 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 inEurope. Sixteen and one-half millionAmericans took part. Four hundred seventhousand of them died in service, morethan 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 President

Eisenhower, 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 ceremony takes

place at Arlington National Cemetery atthe Tomb of the Unknowns. Locally, theMerrick American Legion will hold aceremony at 10:40 a.m. at the VeteransMemorial. See the letter on page 5 formore information.

A history of Veterans Day

VETERANS AND SERVICEMEN TOGETHER: Merrick Post No. 1282 members join the United States Coast Guard inflying the colors at Jones Beach. Merrick’s Post members have “adopted” the U.S. Coast Guard station and offeredmembership to the Merrick Post. To date, a number of crew members joined Post 1282.

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PARADE: Thanksgiving morn-ing, November 24, 8:45 a.m.The North Merrick FireDepartment is bringing back anold tradition The Rag-A-MuffinParade will start at the MerrickAvenue Middle School and endat the North Merrick FireDepartment, 2095 CampAvenue. All children are askedto wear costumes and there willbe goody-bags handed out at theend of the parade at the firehouse.

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For every three items donat-ed receive a 5% discount onthe purchase of eyeglasses.For information call the officeat 546-4800.

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MARINES: The United StatesMarines are 236 years old thisweek. It is fitting that we all“thank a Marine” as we honorveterans on Veterans DayFriday, November 11. “SemperFidelis” is the motto of theMarines meaning “alwaysfaithful.”

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OF: The Friends of the NorthMerrick Library will be 10 a.m.,on Saturday, November 19. Formore information call AnneSantino at 623-6182.

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Merrick’s next Man and Womanof the Year. Nomination lettersare being solicited for the honor

co-sponsored by this newspaperand the Merrick Chamber ofCommerce.

Letters should detail thework(s) of a community mem-ber, man and/or woman who hashad a particular effect on theMerrick community. The dead-line is Wednesday, December 7,at 5 p.m. Winners will be hon-ored at the Merrick Chamber ofCommerce installation dinnerthe first week in January.

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VETERANS DAY: We havechosen to follow a soldier andhis journey to Afghanistan.Merrick’s Lance CorporalRobert Bernhardt of the UnitedStates Marine Corps (CalhounClass of 2009) reported for hisfirst tour of duty overseas lastweek. He will turn 20 years oldon November 17. His momDebra, is the school crossingguard at the corner of Campand Merrick Avenues. As hebegins his service Merrick Lifeplans to follow him and hisfamily. If readers are interestedin sending items to “Bobby”he can be reached at Lncpl.Robert A. Bernhardt, Unit40081, FPO AP 96427-0081.

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Sandy Johnson, Merrick residentand owner of Sandra G.Johnson, CPA, P.C. on PettitAvenue in Bellmore, has beenelected vice-president of theNational Conference of CPAPractitioners, Nassau/SuffolkChapter.

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BAZAAR: The CommunityPresbyterian Church in Merrick,at 2101 William Place, will holdits annual Holiday Bazaar andSale Friday, November 11, 7-9p.m., and Saturday, November12, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Admission is free, but thechurch asks everyone to bring anonperishable food donation forlocal pantries (optional). A spe-cial booth will also be set up formonetary donations to theNorth Shore Animal League.

Coffee, refreshments andlunch may be purchased at thebazaar. The church is handi-capped accessible. No out-side vendors. For informationcall 378-7761.

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Calhoun’s Fifth AnnualThanksgiving FundraisingDinner will be held Friday,November 18, at 7 p.m.

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LOVERS – INCREDIBLEFINDS: The Friends of theMerrick Library now have rarebooks valued from $30 to$100 or more for sale at $5each. Visit our Wednesdayafternoon book sale at thelibrary wing on Merrick andKirkwood Avenues from 1:30to 5 p.m. with extended hourson the first Wednesday of themonth until 8 p.m. The booksare on view in the Wing’scurio cabinet.

Drop in, browse, shop and helpus support the library by becom-ing a member of the Friends.

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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 eleventh year, 2011 this year. It is alsoan anniversary year for World War II, of which we have fewer andfewer veterans among us. This year’s special Veteran’s Day 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 this news-paper. Obviously, she had used it while serving overseas on the India,Burma front, something I hadnever 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 jobproviding coverage of the RedCross to encourage more dona-tions. These were sent to thenational museum at ArlingtonNational Cemetery that chroni-cles the role played by womenin the military.

While overseas in the service,my mother endured many of theconditions the nurses and soldiers did, suffering a life-threatening dis-ease and being nursed back to health with oriental medicine. But shealso enjoyed traveling and made lifelong 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 of Wantagh(mother of accident victim Brittany Vega), for his work towards pas-sage 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 childrenwith autism. Inspired by a Merrick family, the Giangregorios, hebecame a fixture at autism events, helping them to achieve greaterexposure.

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 Control esti-mates that one-in-70 boys is diagnosed with autism, as are many girls.Early diagnosis and treatment can make an enormous difference in thelife of a child, an adult, the family and the community. That’s howimportant.

Once again, thank you Senator Fuschillo.

Faith Brewer Laursen1915-1993

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VETERANS HONORED AT MASS: On Sunday, November 6, Father Zachary Callahan presidedover the 11:15 a.m. Mass at the Curé of Ars Roman Catholic Church which honored membersof the America Legion Merrick Post 1282 and members of the American Legion AuxiliaryMerrick Unit 1282.

Veterans Day Ceremony

To Merrick Life:The Legionaires and Ladies Auxiliary

of Merrick American Legion Post 1282invite the community to join them onFriday, November 11 at the MerrickVeterans monument, at the junction ofMerrick and Lee Avenues across fromCamp Avenue School. The ceremony,commerating the services of veterans ofall wars, will commence at approximate-ly 10:40 a.m. The ringing of the bell atthis time signifies the cessation of hostil-ities on the 11th hour of the 11th day ofthe 11th month, ending WW I, will coin-cide with the 11th hour.

On this day, originally calledArmistice Day, now called Veterans Day,we remember how American men andwomen set aside their civilian pursuits toserve, defend our country and preserveour precious heritage.

We recognize service to our countrydoes not end with the termination of mil-itary service. We continue to protect anddefend our way of life. Let us not take

for granted our freedom that is our lega-cy, paid for in blood, sweat and tears bythe sacrifices of our veterans, and themen and women presently engaged inmortal combat with those who seek todestroy our way of life. Remember ourhonored dead who have given all theirtomorrows as the price for our today.

Vincent J. Gabriele PC

Set the same standards for athletics

To Merrick Life:Let me start off by telling you a lit-

tle about myself. I am the parent ofthree children, two of whom are in theCentral High School district attendingMAMS and Calhoun. I am proud tosay my children attend these schoolsand are successful due in a large partto our quality teaching staff and theirleadership.

I attended my first high school boardmeeting last night. I was surprised atthe contentious atmosphere that filledthe room. The “us” (parents) vs.“them”

(BOE) vibe left me dismayed. While Iwent there to address the board on anissue other than turf, that subjectinevitably came up.

I understood both the board’s posi-tion and the community’s position.Parents were vocal about having thecommunity vote to decide on turffields for the high schools, and theboard reasoned a need for funding inorder to put such a vote to the resi-dents. [See story on page 2].

While the board has a fiscal respon-sibility to both the district and taxpay-ers, the same board has also been elect-ed by these taxpayers and is account-able to them. They were elected to rep-resent us. If their constituents are ask-ing for a public vote, this cannot con-tinue to be dismissed.

There are residents who representboth sides of the coin on this issue.But if this board was elected by thepeople to represent the people, thenwhy not trust the people? An educatedvoter is the best voter.

The burden is on the school board toeducate the voters as to any tax impli-cations, funding and voting issues. Letthe taxpayers make their own decisionson this issue, as they will represent

themselves individually in their vote.There was a lot of talking “at” each

other at this meeting, and not a signif-icant amount of listening. Our districtstrives for a school-home-communitypartnership, and prides itself on hav-ing schools of excellence. Why nothave the same standards when itcomes to athletics?

Let’s disarm our battle gear and workcollaboratively for the greater cause:our children. Fingerpointing is non-productive, and I suggest we allbecome part of the solution. It wouldbe more advantageous if we allworked together to educate all partiesin different potential ways of fundingthese capital projects. [In this way] allcommunity members can know thedetails prior to walking into any possi-ble voting booth if this project doesmove forward.

Let the peoples’ voices be heard.

Wendy Gargiulo

Editor’s Note: Ms. Gargiulo is anelected trustee of the North MerrickSchool Board. The opinions expressedin this letter are solely hers and notnecessarily those of the board.

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My Andy Rooney MomentI have been an avid viewer of 60 min-

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Andy died last weekend and I wassuddenly privy to so many of his “seg-ments.” As I watched one after anotherI thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if Icould just be more like Andy?”

Andy said what he meant. Andy did-n’t care what others thought. Andy didwhat he pleased and made no excusesfor it. He lived 92 years and had somany admirers and all along, he pulledno punches!

So that day I decided the next time Icome across a situation that I would nor-mally “tolerate,” for the sake of others, Iwill do what I want, and be completelyhonest just like Andy.

That evening I was driving my carand I had six passengers, all family,including myself.

My big fat Italian family was all talk-ing at the same time and in order tomake their point they are now talkingover one another and getting louder asthe ride progresses.

I was trying to concentrate on theevening drive as I struggled throughtraffic and over bridges navigatingthe great metropolis known as New

York City. A soothing, familiar song came on

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Suddenly the yapping slowed andmy beautiful wife asked me, “why didyou make the radio so loud?”

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Thanks for the memories! – Anthony D’Avanzo

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Mrs. Hannah ChambersFlackvilleSt. Lawrence County, New York

Hart Island, N.Y. HarborJune 18, 1864

Dear Mother,I received your letter today and was glad

to hear that you were well and as I have notmuch to do today I thought I’d write a fewlines to let you know that I am well. I haveno news to write. We are still at the Islandand have not yet been ordered back,though I think we will all go before long,but may possibly stay some time yet. I wasdown to the city yesterday and went to hearMajor Pauline Cushman speak. She is thecelebrated scout and spy, had been wound-ed twice and was captured by GeneralBragg, and sentenced by him to be hung,but was recaptured by General Rosecrans.She is very good looking and a very smartspeaker.

A large number of wounded soldiersarrived in New York yesterday and some ofthem went to Maine. A good many came to

David’s Island, a short distance from here.I saw Tom Ross this morning. He was shotin the side, but is getting along very well.He says Pat Sharpe and the rest of the boysare well. Petersburg has been captured byGeneral Butler’s command.

I suppose that wedding was a brilliantaffair. I never expected to have a cousinPat. I have no news to write at present soI’ll have to close for this time. Give mylove to all my many friends.

Good bye,

Mason S. Chambers169th RegimentHart Island, New York Harbor

Clarence Anspake, president of theHistorical Society of the Bellmores,comments: Mason’s regiment’s next movewas to Petersburg, Virginia, where muchcombat took place. Near the end of 1864they were at Wilmington, North Carolina,for an attack on Fort Fisher. Combat tookplace here on Christmas Day throughJanuary 15, 1865, and caused the loss of 53more men. In a few more months the war

was over and Mason, with hisregiment, returned home.

Mason left Flackville, NewYork, for two years, living inMcGregor, Iowa, but by 1868was back in Flackville. Heserved as an inspector of elec-tions and in 1878 applied for hisveteran’s pension, which hereceived in the amount of $65per month.

He never married and livedwith the pains of his old woundsfor the rest of his life. MasonChambers was dropped from thepension lists as of January 10,1929, due to his death.

Mason Chambers was thetypical Civil War soldier andwas in heavy combat followedby periods of quiet service. Wethank him and all of our veteranswho served this wonderfulnation and found only too wellthat the cost of freedom is veryhigh!

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For Vets Day

American Legion Boys State is a sum-mertime educational program for highschool juniors focusing on participationand personal experience in a model state,complete with governmental bodies andelected public officials. This past summertwo boys from Merrick – Louis Eiler andDaniel Harding – participated thanks tothe American Legion Merrick Post 1282.

Below is Louis Eiler’s recollection ofhis time at Boys State.

Boys State 2011Louis EilerKellenberg High School

Boys State 2011 took place betweenJune 26 and July 1 at Morrisville StateCollege. On Sunday, June 25 I got on abus full of boys from all over NassauCounty who were all eager to learn about

our government, discipline and leadershipas well as to make friends.

We arrived at Morrisville State Collegelate that afternoon. We were asked to signin, pick up a water bottle, twoT-shirtsand head to my room.

I carried my bags and supplies up aflight of stairs to the second floor wheremy room was located. On this floor was“my city” for the week. After an hour orso, meeting boys from other parts of NewYork State, we had a county orientation.

At this orientation we learned aboutwhat we would be doing for the weekahead. Each morning would be the samebut each afternoon there was a differentschedule.

Monday afternoon we were split intotwo political parties – Democrats andRepublicans – and city officials’ nomina-

tions took place for each party. Afterelecting city officials to run against theother party’s nominated official, we heldthe final city elections. After this, we wereallowed to attend our sport of choice,which we participated in every afternoon.

Dinner followed. On Monday nightthere were county elections. This meetingran late and as a result we were sent to bedafter the meeting was over.

On Tuesday afternoon there was thelong awaited state elections. This wasone of the best parts because you meetpeople that weren’t in your city, have funand be yourself.

On Wednesday afternoon, we finishednominating our party’s state officials andafter dinner nominees from both partiesmade their speeches on why we shouldelect them. Then we voted for our choice.

It wasn’t until Thursday morning thatwe learned who were the winners of thestate elections. Also that morning ourelected state officials were honored andour governor made his speech.

Thursday afternoon there were closingceremonies. You had the option of leavingBoys State or staying another night and Ichose to stay. We had a pizza party andtalked about the week.

This was a great experience, one I willnever forget and will keep with me therest of my life. Thank you to all thoseinvolved in Boys State, Morrisville StateCollege and Merrick Post for making thisweek possible!

I highly recommend going to BoysState and hope high school juniors willapply for Boys State next summer.

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Peter Holmstedt, owner for 41 yearsof Holms Service Station, wants to wel-come all current and new customers towitness the change. On November 15, at8:30 a.m. there will be a drawing andfive $100 holiday gift cards will begiven away that day.

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Kiwanis invites you to breakfastThe traditional start of Thanksgiving

week in our community – the KiwanisClub of Merrick’s annual PancakeBreakfast – will be held on Sunday,November 20, from 8:30-11:30 am atCalhoun High School.

Stacks of pancakes, sausages,juice and coffee are on the all-you-can-eat menu, along witha “stack” of raffle prizes,including tickets tosporting events andother items and giftcertificates donated by localbusinesses and citizens.

The club will be collecting dona-tions of non-perishable food items forits Food for Those in Need drive.There will also be free blood pressurescreening, a sports memorabilia silentauction, visits from surprise guests,and a book sale.

The Pancake Breakfast is a greatway to socialize with friends andneighbors, give the parents a restbefore they have to prepare theThanksgiving turkey later in theweek, and support “the club with aheart” as it continues to work onbehalf of the community by raisingmoney to help needy families, stu-

dents and senior citizens, and by pro-viding funds for medical research andcare for sick children. It is also an

opportunity to see our local stu-dents involved in communityservice, as members of theCalhoun High School KeyClub and Merrick AvenueMiddle School Builder’s Clubwill be taking orders and serv-ing the food and beverages.

Tickets to the pancake break-fast are $5 in advance, and $6 at

the door. Tickets for senior citizens,students and children are $3.

Kiwanis is a service organizationfor individuals desiring personalinvolvement in the leadership andimprovement of their communities.The Kiwanis Club of Merrick meetson the first and third Tuesday of everymonth at 7 p.m. at Borrelli’s Restau-rant, 1580 Hempstead Turnpike, EastMeadow.

For further information about join-ing, making donations, or participat-ing in the club’s many exciting andworthwhile projects, check out thewebsite: www.merrickkiwanis.com orcontact Membership ChairpersonDouglas Mills at 223-2220.

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Community Concert Nov. 12The Merrick-Bellmore Community

Concert Association will present“Spectrum Brass plays Gershwin.” Theprogram features a brass quintet, apianist, a soprano and drummer per-forming George Gershwin’s music.

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Music Festival is scheduled forSunday, November 20, at 2 pm.

The auditorium at Calhoun HighSchool will be filled to capacity to seeand hear the hundreds of musically tal-ented performers of all ages help liftthe spirits.

Co-presidents of the council, AnneBurke and Lawrence Garfinkel, hopeyou can participate in this most wel-

come highlight of Thanksgiving andthe coming holiday season.

Musical coordinators Rita andRichard Gilley are helping to planthe program based upon the respons-es they are receiving from the vari-ous organizations who have per-formed in the past.

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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

In memory of a vetFamily and friends of a deceased vet-

eran or someone acting on his/herbehalf may request a PresidentialMemorial Certificate, sample above.

A request form (VA-40-0247) is avail-able on the National CemeteryAdministration website www.cem.va.gov.

A military discharge document mustbe submitted with the request.

Requests may be submitted by mailto: Presidential Memorial Certificate;5109 Russell Road; Quantico, Virginia22134-3903 or by toll-free fax to: (800)455-7143 or in person at any Virginiaregional office.

STEVE BUCZAK

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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, 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 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 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.

CONSTANTINO (COOKIE) CUCURULLO

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

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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.

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Theodore W. RuhmannTheodore W. Ruhmann of 18 King

Avenue, Selden, NY, formerly ofGrundy Place North Merrick, diedSaturday, November 5, age 81 atMather Memorial Hospital, in PortJefferson.

He worked at Frittello ConstructionCompany in Uniondale as a supervisor.

Mr. Ruhmann was predeceased by hisdaughter, the late Deborah Lesmeisterand one son, the late TheodoreRuhmann Jr. He is survived by hisgranddaughter Christine Dissmore,great grandchildren Montana andBraydan as well his niece Ronnie and

nephew Ronald Weber of Selden, NY.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m.Thursday, November 10 at N.F. Walker,Inc. 2039 Merrick Avenue. The NorthMerrick Fire Department held a serviceon Wednesday, November 9.

Internment will be at PinelawnMemorial Park, Pinelawn.

Lawrence E. HallerLawrence E. Haller, PhD., a 37-year

resident of Merrick, died on Thursday,October 20. He was born October 6, 1944,in Chicago. Dr. Haller graduated fromthe University of Illinois, University ofFlorida and Fordham University. He

was a psychologist for SagamoreChildren’s Center in East Meadow, andhad a private practice in Merrick.

He is survived by his wife of 43years, Lenore (Selig) and childrenJamie and Mark (Sara). He is the son

of Bernice and Irving (deceased),brother of Arthur, Kenneth andJeffrey, all from Florida.

Funeral services were held October23, at Star of David Memorial Chapelsin West Babylon.

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AT&T, Merrick Road, Merrick, wasburglarized on October 30. Entry wasgained through front door break, andiPads, iPhones, tablets, Samsung, Acer andSony cell phones were reported stolen.

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Illona Lane, Merrick, resident’s account onOctober 25 by using fraudulent checks andan ATM card with a pin in the victim’sname.

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Beverly Way, Merrick home onOctober 25.

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Unknown vandals tore the valves off thetires of a 2010 black Chrysler and 1998gray Honda Accord on Covered BridgeRoad, Merrick, on October 26.

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An officer was responding to an alarmcall at Verizon Wireless, Sunrise Highway,Merrick, on October 28 and discovereddamage to the front door caused by a brick.

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Notice of formation of the EastCoast Drum School LLC.Articles of Organization filedwith the Secretary of State ofNew York SSNY on 8/19/11.Office located in NassauCounty. SSNY has been desig-nated for service of process.SSNY shall mail copy of anyprocess served against theLLC to: 63 Jenkins Street,Merrick, NY 11566. Purpose:Any lawful purpose.ML 877 6T 10/20, 27, 11/3,10, 17, 24 NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT

MEETINGOF THE NORTH MERRICK

UNION FREE SCHOOL DIS-TRICT

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NAS-SAU COUNTY, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN thatpursuant to a resolution ofthe Board of Education ofNor th Merrick Union FreeSchool District, in the Countyof Nassau, New York, adoptedon October 11, 2011, aSpecial District Meeting of thequalified voters of said SchoolDistrict will be held onMonday, December 12, 2011from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM atHAROLD D. FAYETTE SCHOOL,1057 Merrick Avenue,Merrick, New York, for the pur-pose of voting upon the fol-lowing Proposition:PROPOSITION 1:It is resolved that the Board ofEducation is authorized toexpend an amount not toexceed $1,200,000 from theCapital Reserve Fund estab-lished by the voters on May19, 2009, for the followingpurposes and based upon thefollowing estimated costs:1. Concrete and asphaltrepairs at the Camp Avenueand Old Mill Road Schools

$ 552,0002. Removal and replacementof asbestos flooring at theCamp Avenue, Harold D.Fayette and Old Mill RoadSchools

$ 232,0003. Renovations in compliancewith Americans withDisabilities Act (ADA) at theHarold D. Fayette and Old MillRoad Schools

$ 339,0004. Renovation of gymnasiumsafety equipment at theHarold D. Fayette School

$ 20,000

5. Contingencies andAdjustment of Estimates

$ 57,000TOTAL $1,200,000

The Board is authorized toexpend, during the 2011-2012 school year, the esti-mated costs for each catego-ry, provided that the totalexpenditure of the total doesnot exceed $1,200,000.00The source of the funds wasthe transfer from surplusmonies remaining in the gen-eral fund and/or otherreserves during the2008/2009 and 2010/2011fiscal years and the expendi-ture thereof will have noeffect on the tax levy.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVENthat personal registration isrequired in order to vote atsaid Special District Meeting.Voter registration for theDistrict is ongoing untilWednesday, December 7,2011, from 9:00 o’clock A.M.until 3:00 o’clock P.M.(Prevailing Time), Mondaythrough Friday, excluding legalholidays, at the office of theDistrict Clerk, 1057 MerrickAvenue, Merrick, New York,and on Monday, December 5,2011 between the hours of4:00 o’clock P.M. and 9:00o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time)at the Harold D. FayetteSchool, 1057 Merrick Avenue,Merrick, New York for the pur-pose of preparing a register ofthe qualified voters of theschool district for said SpecialDistrict Meeting, at whichtime any person shall be enti-tled to have his/her nameplaced upon such register,provided that at such meetingof the Board of Registrationhe/she is known or proven tothe satisfaction of such Boardof Registration to be then orthereafter entitled to vote atsaid Special District Meeting.The register of the qualifiedvoters of said School Districtprepared for the AnnualMeeting and Election held onMay 17, 2011 shall be usedby said Board of Registrationas the basis for the prepara-tion of the register for saidSpecial District Meeting to beheld on December 12, 2011.Any person whose nameappears on such register orwho shall have been previous-ly registered for any Annual or

Special District Meeting orelection and who shall havevoted at any Annual or Specialmeeting or any election heldor conducted at any time with-in four (4) calendar years priorto December 12, 2011, willnot be required to registerpersonally for this SpecialDistrict Meeting. In addition,any person otherwise quali-fied to vote who is registeredwith the Board of Elections ofNassau County under the pro-visions of the Election Law,shall be entitled to vote atsaid Special District Meetingwithout further registration.Immediately upon its comple-tion, said register will be filedin the office of the DistrictClerk and will be open forinspection by any qualifiedvoter of the District until theday of the election, December12, 2011, Sunday and legalholidays excepted, betweenthe hours of 9:00 o’clockA.M. and 3:00 o’clock P.M.(Prevailing Time) and onSaturday, December 10,2011, by appointment only.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVENthat applications for absenteeballots may be applied for atthe office of the District Clerk.If the ballot is to be mailed tothe voter, the completed appli-cation must be received bythe Clerk of the District nolater than 3:00 o’clock P.M.on December 5, 2011. If theballot is to be delivered per-sonally to the voter, the com-pleted application must bereceived by the District Clerkno later than 4:00 o’clockP.M. (Prevailing Time) onDecember 11, 2011, the daybefore the Special DistrictMeeting. Absentee ballotsmust be received in the officeof the District Clerk by no laterthan 5:00 o’clock P.M.(Prevailing Time) onDecember 12, 2011.A list of all persons to whomabsentee ballots shall havebeen issued will be availablein the office of the DistrictClerk on each of the five daysprior to the day of the elec-tion, except Saturday, Sundayand legal holidays, betweenthe hours of 9:00 o’clockA.M. and 3:00 o’clock P.M.(Prevailing Time).Only qualified voters who areduly registered will be permit-ted to vote.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OFEDUCATIONNORTH MERRICK UNION FREESCHOOL DISTRICTTown of Hempstead, Merrick,New YorkJOANNE LONG, DISTRICTCLERK1057 Merrick Avenue,Merrick, New YorkMerrick Life: October 27,November 10, November 24and December 8 Merrick Herald: October 27,November 10, November 24and December 8ML 879 4T 10/27, 11/10,24, 12/8SECTION 00100 - INVITATIONTO BID PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby giventhat separate sealed bids for aRoof Replacement project atthe North Merrick PublicLibrary will be received by theBoard of Trustees, NorthMerrick Public Library, locatedat 1691 Meadowbrook Road,North Merrick, County ofNassau, New York onNovember 23, 2011 at 11o’clock, a.m. at which timethey will be publicly open andread aloud. Bids shall be sentto the attention of Mr. ThomasWitt, Library Director, NorthMerrick Public Library.

CONTRACT NO. 1 - RoofReplacement Digitized files of the Plans andSpecifications in portable doc-ument format (PDF) may beobtained commencingNovember 9, 2011 at 10:00am. The portable documentformat (PDF) files are fur-nished without guarantee ofcompatibility with theContractor’s software or hard-ware, and BHC’s sole respon-sibility for the electronic mediais to furnish a replacement ofdefective files. Each potential bidder shall reg-ister with Beatty, Harvey, Coco,architects via fax at 631-300-1011 to obtain the creden-tials to download the plansand specifications from thearchitects file share website.All of the following informationis required prior to any creden-tials being furnished to thepotential bidder: Companyname that the bid will be sub-mitted under, companyaddress, company phone andfax number, contact personand company electronic-mail(E-mail) address. Bidders

must additionally include theirFederal Express number withtheir information. Uponreceiving the above completeinformation, download creden-tials will be transmitted to thebidders supplied E-mailaddress and received by eachbidder within 24 (twenty-four)hours starting as of the com-mencement date statedabove. Only those bidders thathave registered with the archi-tect shall be eligible to furnisha bid. Those bidders submit-ting a bid but not registeringwith the architect are not eligi-ble and will have their bidsreturned to them unopened. A Pre-Bid Conference to reviewthe Scope of Work will be heldon November 16, 2011 at10:00 A.M. Participants willmeet at the North MerrickPublic Library located at 1691Meadowbrook Road, NorthMerrick, New York 11566.The project conference is high-ly recommended for all bid-ders. All questions and requests forclarifications must be submit-ted in writing, (via fax or mail),and received no later thanNovember 16, 2011 to: Beatty Harvey Coco Architects,LLP

325 Wireless BoulevardHauppauge, New York 11788

Fax: 631.300.1011Answers to bidders’ questionswill be published in writing toall bidders of record no laterthan November 17, 2011.Bid Security in the form of aCertified Check or MoneyOrder, payable to the order ofthe North Merrick PublicLibrary, or a satisfactory BidBond executed by the Bidderand an acceptable surety, inan amount equal to five per-cent (5%) of the total amountof the Bid, shall be submittedwith each Bid. The surety issu-ing the Bid Bond shall have aminimum policyholder rating of“A“ as listed in AM Best’sInsurance Guide and belicensed to conduct businessin the State of New York. Each bid must also be accom-panied by a Letter of Intentfrom a surety company accept-able to the Owner, which lettershall assure the Owner thatthe Bidder, if awarded the con-tract, will be able to securefrom the surety the requiredbonds in the required

amounts. The successfulBidder will be required to fur-nish and pay for satisfactoryPayment and Per formanceBonds covering 100% of thework. The Surety providing bidsecurity and performance andpayment bonds shall have aminimum policyholder rated of“A“ as listed in AM Best’sInsurance Guide and belicensed to conduct businessin the State of New York. No bidder shall withdraw hisbid within forty-five (45) daysafter the formal opening there-of. All bids shall include the cer-tificate as to non-collusion bySection 103-D of the GeneralMunicipal Law of the State ofNew York and shall also con-tain a non-segregated facilitiescertificate which shall providethat the bidder does not main-tain or provide for his employ-ees which are segregated on abasis of race, creed, color ornational origin, whether suchfacilities are segregated bydirective or on a de factobasis. Each contract will be awardedto the lowest responsible bid-der or the proposals will berejected within forty-five (45)days of the date of openingproposals subject, however, tothe right reserved by the Boardof Trustees, North MerrickPublic Library, to waive anyinformalities in, reject any orall proposals, accept any bid inwhole or in part, or to adver-tise for new proposals, if, inthe opinion of this Board ofTrustees, the best interests ofthe Library will thereby be pro-moted. This invitation is anoffer to receive proposals for acontract and not an offer of acontract. The contract will contain a pro-vision that every laborer andworkman employed on orabout the work contemplatedby the contract shall be paidnot less than the prevailingrate of wages which are setforth in the contract docu-ments.

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LIBRARY THOMAS WITT, LIBRARY

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Calhoun High School

Connelly MillerConnelly Miller, a senior at Calhoun

High School, has qualified as a semifi-nalist in the 2012 National MeritScholarship Program.

Connelly is a multifaceted studentwith an overall weighted GPA of 100.He is a member of the National HonorSociety, as well as the Language OtherThan English (LOTE), Math, Scienceand Thespian Honor Societies.

In addition, Connelly is recognizedas an advanced placement (AP) schol-ar with Honors. Not simply an extraor-dinary academic student, Connelly isalso a talented musician, vocalist anddramatic actor with a strong commit-ment to Calhoun’s On Tour Program,orchestra and Crescendo. As a selectedstudent to Hofstra University’sSummer Science Research Program,Connelly spent this past summerworking in a highly competitiveauthentic chemistry research programwith two mentors researching NMRspectrometry.

Mepham High School

Brendan DonohueBrendan Donohue, a senior at

Mepham High School, has also beennamed a semifinalist in the prestigiousNational Merit ScholarshipCompetition.

Brendan has held the position ofclass president of both the freshmanand sophomore classes, and hasworked to unite his class and imple-

ment schoolwide pro-grams. Brendan is amember of four honorsocieties and has earnednumerous accolades forhis achievements. Athree-season athlete, hehas served as captain ofthe cross-country, wintertrack and spring trackteams, and has beennamed All-Conference.

In addition, Brendanis a member of the Keyand Mock Trial Clubs,and Fragments LiteraryMagazine. Outside ofschool, Brendan spendshis summers helpingothers through his workas a lifeguard for the Town ofHempstead. Brendan is a positiverole model for all to emulate.

Kennedy High School

Luke MassaroLuke Massaro, a senior at Kennedy

High School, has qualified as a semi-finalist in the 2012 National MeritScholarship Program. Luke is an APscholar with Honors. He is the presi-dent of the school’s National HonorSociety and a member of the ArtHonor Society, Science HonorSociety, La Societá Onoraria Italicaand a national finalist in the AmericanChemical Society. He is a member ofthe Key Club, Art Club, Math League,stage crew, Chamber Orchestra andPit Orchestra.

Outside of school, Luke “Tutors fora Cure” and volunteers for communi-ty service through the Key Club. Hespent this past summer volunteeringhis time doing research at FeinsteinInstitute for Medical Research atNorth Shore University Hospital.

Stanley RamdhanyStanley Ramdhany, a senior at

Kennedy, has also qualified as a semi-finalist in the 2012 National MeritScholarship Program.

Stanley is an AP scholar and a mem-

ber of the French Honor Society. Hehas also been a member of the MathClub, Computer Club and cross coun-try. He enjoys creative writing and isactively involved in Kennedy’s news-paper, The Cougar Crier, and the liter-ary magazine, Magnum Opus.

In addition, he also likes studyingforeign languages and playing thesaxophone.

Stanley will be attending college topursue his interest in the language arts.He plans on majoring in linguistics,comparative literature or culture studies.

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Mr. and Mrs. John F. Scottannounce the engagement of theirdaughter, Christine Marie Scott ofMerrick, to Keith Steven Doud ofGreenwood Lake, New York.

Their wedding will take place inOctober 2012 at Curé of Ars RomanCatholic Church.

Miss Scott grew up in Merrick, grad-uated from Curé of Ars School,Kellenberg Memorial High School,Nassau Community College andHofstra University. She received herMasters Degree from AdelphiUniversity. At the present time sheworks as a human resources coordina-tor in the health care field.

Mr. Doud graduated from RocklandCommunity College. He is working inthe retail field in management.

Miss Scott and Mr. Doud said theyplan to grow old together. In the futurethey wish to “To make a house a home,start a family of their own, surroundthemselves with good friends and fami-ly they love and care about, to be strongin faith, loyal in love and live a longhealthy life with lots of laughter.” Inanother 50 years they hope to be “thatold couple you see that still walkstogether hand in hand with a specialsparkle of light in their eyes, that onlytime and experience can forge in gen-uine appreciation for having found eachother’s soul mate in this crazy world.” Christine Scott and Keith Doud

Pediatric Dentistry Buys BackEach year Halloween brings cos-

tumes, trick or treating and of coursecandy. This year, local children got agreat opportunity to put their hardearned candy to good use at MerrickPediatric Dentistry’s Fall Candy BuyBack. Kids from Merrick and sur-rounding towns came by the office onMerrick Avenue to donate their“extra” Halloween candy to ourtroops overseas.

The event also featured a raffle,

balloons, goodies for the kids andface painting. A craft table was avail-able where kids made cards and wroteletters to send to the troops. Theoffice “bought” the children’s candyat $1 per pound. The buyback collect-ed over 150 pounds of candy whilethe Grand Avenue Middle SchoolBuilder’s Club collected over 200pounds of candy, which they con-tributed to our office effort.

The event was a stunning success

with almost 400 pounds collected intotal! Merrick Pediatric Dentistrywill be shipping all the candy, lettersand cards to Operation Gratitude inCalifornia, along with toothbrushesdonated by the office to accompanyall the goodies. Operation Gratitudeis a national organization that pro-vides care packages and other moraleboosting items to men and womenserving in our armed forces overseas.

Merrick Library

The History of Johannes VermeerTuesday, November 15 at 2 p.m.Louise Cella Caruso will provide

an illustrated art lecture on JohannesVermeer. She will discuss atmos-phere, distinctive light, perspective,a sense of calm, his extravagant useof lead, tin and ultramarine, all char-acteristics of these authentic worksof the most mysterious of all theDutch Masters of the 17th Century.

No registration necessary. All arewelcome to attend.

“Breaking Dawn” PartyThursday, November 17at 6:30 p.m.Attention all fans of the Twilight

Saga! Prepare for the release of“Breaking Dawn” by joining us forthis themed party! Win prizes, playbingo, and make a necklace. Pizzawill be served. Register at theTeen/Media Desk.

From the Children’s Room:Saturday, November 19, 10:30-

11 a.m. Dara Linthwaite will guidecaregivers and little ones, ages birthto 2 years, in Turkey Tunes. Therewill be singing, fingerplays andmovement activities. Everyone willhave a “turkey-rific” time.Registration has begun.

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The impetus to start Purple Heart Pupswas a Guidedog Foundation puppy namedRaleigh, who was raised by Lisa’s sister,Toni Pincus. Raleigh grew up and wasaccepted into the America’s VETDOGSprogram of the Smithtown GuidedogFoundation and became a physical therapydog at Walter Reed Army Hospital.

Raleigh and two other physical therapydogs help hundreds of veterans who havesuffered from blindness, hearing loss, ampu-tations, traumatic brain injuries, post-trau-matic stress and seizure disorders. Afterreading letters and seeing videos of theremarkable improvement the veterans expe-rienced, Lisa was inspired to help disabledveterans obtain the services they desperatelyneed.

Two organizations benefit from the PurpleHeart Pups fundraisers. America’s VET-DOGS provides service and companiondogs for blind and disabled veterans. Thesedogs help out by leading the blind, retrievingprosthetic devises or other items, openingdoors, even preventing seizures. The veteran receives the dog, trains and stayswith dog at the America’s VETDOG facili-ty, and receives follow-up training all at nocost to the veteran. The cost of breeding,veterinarian bills, housing, training andtransportation for the veteran is estimated atapproximately $55,000 per dog.

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Two events in October 2010 and April,2011 were held at Four TownsFirefighters’ Training Center in Merrick.

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