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Thief Steals Double Amputee's Wheelchair
Staff ReporterThe embroidered, purple heart on the back of Chris Levi's wheelchair says it all. He's a decorated war hero, whose sacrifice for his country left him a double amputee. But apparently, the symbol of honor and bravery meant nothing to the person, who stole...Tags: Suffolk County Police, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Amputation, Iraq
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Quadruple Amputee Veteran Receives New Home
On the morning of Easter Sunday 2009, Army Specialist Brendan Marracco's vehicle was hit by an Explosive Fired Projectile as he returned to his base in Iraq. Two years later and after several surgeries resulting in the amputation of both arms and legs,...Tags: Happiness (state of mind), Physical Therapists, Amputation, Physical Therapy, Easter
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86-Year-Old Grandpa Earns His HS Diploma
PIX11.comHigh schoolers all around our area are lining up this month, to get their diplomas. While most of them are teenagers, Frank Morbillo is not. He's an 86-year-old grandpa who came to this country from Italy when he was just a boy. Frank soon settled into...Tags: History (tv network), Vietnam War (1955-1975), Colleges and Universities, World War II (1939-1945), Italy
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Memorial Day Tribute: Homeless, Addicted Vets Get New Hope
PIX11.comThey risk their lives on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, but as dangerous and difficult as that is, it's just as hard, if not harder, for many combat veterans after they get back stateside. However, for the first time in 17 years, a new facility...Tags: New York City, Colleges and Universities, World War II (1939-1945), Bronx (New York City), Fordham University
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City Cuts Funding For Veterans Parade
pix11.comBAY RIDGE (PIX11) -- Many of them paid the ultimate price for their service to our country, but now the City wants war veterans to cough up money for their own honorary parade. Due to severe budget cuts, some local legislators are cutting the funding to...Tags: Festive Events, New York City, Ridge, Brooklyn (New York City), Tim Golden
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Schedule of 9/11 Events on Long Island
Saturday, September 11, 2010 COMMACK Commack High School, 1 Scholar Lane, Commack, will hold a candlelight ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Call 631-912-2165 EAST MEADOW The Court Officers Steuben Association of New York State will hold a Heroes Memorial Service...Tags: Entertainment, Huntington Station, East Meadow, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Veteran Cop Caught With Child Porn on Computer
A 30-year veteran of the Roselle Park Police Department pleaded guilty Monday to possession of child pornography.
Ronald Scull, 66, admitted in federal court in Trenton on Monday to having more than 1,000 explicit images of children as young as 10 years-...Tags: Entertainment, Pornography, Defense, Social Issues, Gaming
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NYC Cop Acquitted Of Assaulting War Veteran
A New York City cop -- caught on tape beating an unarmed, hancuffed Iraq war veteran -- has been acquitted on all charges.
The jury delivered its verdict Monday, in which they found 15-year NYPD veteran David London, 45, not guilty of assault and...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Hospitals and Clinics, New York City Police Department, New York City, Manhattan (New York City)
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Vandals Desecrate VFW Memorial
wpix.comUnder the cover of night, some cowardly traitor or traitors, desecrated a symbol of freedom and sacrifice. The two bald eagle pillars that proudly stand guard outside the memorial garden at the Veterans of Foreign War post 1066 in Massapequa were...Tags: Defense
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Veteran Firefighter Killed In Blaze
NEW YORK - A veteran New York City firefighter was killed early Sunday when a ceiling collapsed as he fought a Staten Island residential blaze apparently sparked by faulty electrical wiring, fire officials said. The collapsing building knocked the oxygen...Tags: New York City, Hospitals and Clinics, Manhattan (New York City), Michael Bloomberg, Health
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Veteran Cop Charged With Exposing Himself To Undercover Detective
A veteran Madison Borough police officer was arrested Tuesday on charges he exposed himself to an undercover detective posing as a 13-year-old girl while using a webcam, officials said.
According to authorities, 49-year-old James Haspel, of Chatham, N.J....Tags: Columbus, Entertainment, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Defense
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Blumenthal Calls Vietnam Serviced Comments Misplaced Words
Staff reporterDemocratic Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday conceded he had "misspoken" in claiming repeatedly that he served in Vietnam, dismissing the furor as a matter of "a few misplaced words." At a news conference backed by veterans, the popular...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Republican Party, West Hartford, Christopher Dodd, Connecticut
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