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VOL. 29 NO. 46
G.C. reacts to Biden-Harris election win their way to Sea Cliff Memorial Park last Saturday, where they joined other North Shore resiAt press time on Wednesday, dents to mark the victory of President-elect Joseph Biden Biden and Vice President-elect had tallied over 77 million votes Kamala Harris by marching — more than any other presiden- through the village. Hudson said tial candidate in hishe found out about tory — besting Presithe march on Facedent Trump’s 72 milbook, and estimated lion-plus votes, the that 100 to 150 people second-most ever. took part — all wearOnly two states ing masks. remained to be “We’re just hopdecided, Georgia ing and praying that and North Carolina, we move forward according to the and that the United Associated Press. States is unified Wins by Trump in once again,” Hudson one or both states, said. “It was beautihowever, would not ful. It was the Ameraffect the outcome ica that we believe in of the election. with the combinaBiden had secured tion of all races and 290 electoral votes, creeds. It was nice.” the AP was reportBefore Biden was ing. If he were to ALLEN HUDSON declared the winner win Georgia — an Assistant principal, in Pennsylvania late increasingly likely Saturday morning, Glen Cove H.S. outcome — he would putting him over the end the election with top in the electoral 306 electoral votes, 36 more than vote count, Hudson, like many he needed to win the presidency. other North Shore residents, was Allen Hudson, the assistant continually monitoring the teleprincipal of Glen Cove High vision network maps of red, blue School, said he could hear the and undecided states. sounds of celebration as he and members of his family made CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
By JENNIFER CORR jcorr@liherald.com
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Courtesy Alex Gallego
MEMBERS OF THE 11th New York Regiment, from left, Peter Brasile, Hector Sepvueda, Ed McGay and Alex Gallego, took part in military funeral honors for a dead veteran at Long Island National Cemetery. The regiment performs the honors at cemeteries on Long Island and in New York City.
Veterans can be honored one last time at gravesite By LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com
The sound of gunfire in a cemetery, followed by a bugler playing taps, means one thing — a veteran is being honored for perpetuity. On Long Island and in New York City, the ceremony is conducted by members of the 11th New York Regiment, which provides
free military funeral honors. A veterans service organization, it has 32 members, including New York Guard veteran Alex Gallego, from East Norwich, and Glen Cove resident Richard Arias, a Navy veteran. They continue to serve their country, they say, by honoring fellow veterans and offering comfort to their grieving families.
The 11th New York Regiment is part of United States Volunteers, whose heritage dates to Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, the nation’s last volunteer cavalry unit. Its members, who fought in the Spanish-American War, were known officially as the United States Volunteers. Gallego, 52, the 11th New CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
e’re just hoping and praying that we move forward and that the United States is unified once again.