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Rallies seek to boost spirits One event focuses on BLM, the other on supporting police ties, but also to lift the spirits of the Black community after the Breonna Taylor grand jury prorreyes@liherald.com, mkoenig@liherald.com ceeding, in which no police offiLong Islanders took part in cers were charged with her killtwo rallies last weekend — one ing. in Freeport, in support of the “As a Black man seeing cases Black Lives Matter like this happen movement, and one again and again, you only a few miles struggle to feel like away in Franklin you’re worth someSquare, to lift the thing,” George said. spirits of police. “So events like this In Freeport, dozare important beens of people gathcause it helps build ered at the Bishop up our brothers and F r a n k O. W h i t e sisters.” Park, also known as LI Peaceful ProNortheast Park, on test also hosted a Saturday for a comdiversity book drive munity cookout and for the New Visions basketball tournaElementary School ment. earlier this month, The event was along with a school h o s t e d by L o n g DouglaS supply drive at the Island Peaceful Pro- MEYER Long Island Cares test, a local group of food pantry in FreePresident, activists founded by port. brothers Terrel and NAACP Douglas Meyer, Tiandre Tuosto, of Freeport-Roosevelt president of the West Hempstead, NAACP’s Freeportwho have led Black Roosevelt branch, Lives Matter demonstrations said he was excited to see a growacross Long Island. ing number of young people Rock George, 25, of West involved in the BLM movement, Hempstead, who attended the which has become one of the event with friends, said it served not only to unite local communiContinued on page 4
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Courtesy Ed Dukich
FREEpoRTER EDwaRD DuKiCh, center, was honored at the Veterans Hall of Honor ceremony. Mayor Robert Kennedy, left, and William Clinton Story Post No. 342 Commander Ed Martin Jr. congratulated their fellow post member.
Dukich: ‘Invaluable to the post’ Freeport veteran is honored for his service By RoNNY REYES rreyes@liherald.com
When Edward P. Dukich was growing up on Long Island, he recalled, nearly every adult seemed to work in the aviation industry, including his father, Edward C. Dukich, who served in the Marines before going to work for American Airlines at Kennedy Airport. When the younger Edward was in third grade, his father took his class on a field trip
to the airport, and ever since, Edward P. has been hooked on aviation. “It was in my blood,” Dukich, now 64, said. “I just loved being around aircrafts.” As soon as he graduated from Bethpage High School in 1974, he enlisted in the Air Force, and served as an aircraft mechanic in the 509th Bomb Wing at the Pease Air National Guard Base in New Hampshire as the Vietnam War came to an end.
For his four years of military service and five years of work at the Freeport William Clinton Story Post No. 342 American Legion, Dukich was honored with eight other veterans at State Assemblywoman Judy Griffith’s annual Veterans Hall of Honor ceremony last weekend. “I was so proud to recognize so many accomplished veterans for their dedication, commitment, passion, bravContinued on page 14
’m glad to see so many young people active in our communities who could take over for us older folks.