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Paying tribute to veterans infantry rifleman in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and is a member of VFW Post Generations of the nation’s 347. He served with his longtime veterans have planted their roots friend Joseph Moores, a Vietnam in Glen Cove and helped the city veteran. Howard was in Cavalry thrive. From building Veterans C Company, and Moores in D of Foreign Wars Post 347 after company. World War I to ceaselessly sup“It’s important to honor our porting local organizations, veterans, but also it’s very these heroes have important for me to continued to serve honor my father for their home. In recoghis service to the nition, the Glen country and to also Cove Public Library celebrate him as a and the Veterans person,” Laura StillServices De par twagon said. ment are offering Lydia Wen Rodgthe community an ers, a librarian at opportunity to sponGlen Cove Public sor military tribute Library, and Anthobanners that will be ny Jimene z, the displayed on lampdirector of the Vetposts across Morgan erans Affairs Office, Park from Memorial presented the tribDay through Veterute banners at The ans Day. City Council’s pre“ We a r e ve r y council meeting on proud to honor these LAURA Feb. 15. “It will give b r av e m e n a n d them the honor that STILLWAGON women, and are prothey deserve,” Wen foundly thankful for Glen Cove Rodgers said. their service,” When Wen RodgMayor Pamela Panzenbeck said. ers started the program earlier “We are fortunate to have these this month, she learned quickly banners in recognition of their that veterans are humble and patriotic dedication. Freedom are hesitant to have their photos isn’t free. God bless them.” on display. The community, she As soon as Laura and Sharon said, must act on their behalf. Stillwagon lear ned of the “They are really relying on library’s program, they decided friends and families to purchase to honor their father, Howard a banner,” she said, “so that’s Stillwagon, who served as an CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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Crowds turn out to help VFW Veterans Howard Stillwagon, far left, Ben Farnan, Henryk Nowicki and Joseph Moores at the Phoenix Rising Committee’s “birthday extravaganza” fundraiser, which was packed with supporters. More photos, Page 3.
An actress and a county exec recognize American Heart Month BY LETISHA DASS ldass@liherald.com
Adorned in red, Emmy-winning actress Susan Lucci, a Garden City resident, stood beside Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Dr. Richard Schlofmitz, the chairman of cardiology at Catholic Health St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center, at the Nassau County Legislative and Executive Building on Feb. 17 to remind residents that February is American Heart
Month. “What I have learned, since being the national ambassador for the American Heart Association ‘Go Red for Women’ movement,” Lucci said, “is that heart disease is the number one killer of women more than all cancers put together. It kills one in three women [who die] every year. It kills one woman every 80 seconds.” Blakeman announced that the dome of the county legislative building would be lit red to sym-
bolize the importance of heart health. “Heart disease is the leading killer in Nassau County,” he said, “and while that is alarming, according to the state, we have one of the lowest percentages by population … of deaths from heart disease. However, that’s no reason to be complacent.” Like many women — and men — Lucci ignored symptoms of possible heart problems until she CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
think that it provides a sense of community and a way to celebrate our local veterans, because they’re heroes.