Honoring Those who Served: Daniel Interview

Name Daniel Hometown Lake Grove, NY Age 51 Branch of Service Navy Where did you serve? Stationed: Dam Neck VA,  Served: Africa, Middle East, Europe Why did you join? Always wanted to serve in military was prior service I’m USMC Why did you pick the service branch you...

Honoring Those who Served: Anonymous Interview

Name Anonymous Hometown Long Island Age 37 Branch of Service Marine Corps Where did you serve? I Stationed in California from 2001 through 2005. Why did you join? I joined because I wanted to pay my dues Why did you pick the service branch you joined? I joined the...

Honoring Those who Served: Dennis Interview

Name Dennis Hometown Long Beach, NY Age 71 Branch of Service Army Where did you serve? I trained in the U.S., Kentucky and New Jersey. I had advanced training to be a tanker to fight the Russians and ended up being sent to Vietnam. Why did you join? I was drafted, I...

Honoring Those who Served

In honor of Veterans Day, we will be sharing personal stories of those who served throughout the week of November 9th – November 13th. Check back daily for new stories. November 9th Read our Interview with Chris   November 11th Read our interview with an...

Honoring Those who Served: Chris Interview

Name Chris Hometown Sayville, NY Age 37 Branch of Service USAF Where did you serve?NY, TX , NC and overseas.  Why did you join?Was a part of ROTC in High School and wanted to join to serve my country. Why did you pick the service branch you joined?It was the Air Force...