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and to be able to still do this for the community during this time, when everybody needs something fun to look forward to,” Hope Cohen said. Purple Heart Day commemorates the oldest American military decoration, which was created by George Washington on Aug. 7, 1782. Since 1932, that date has been used to honor the recipients, who have been wounded or killed in combat. CONTINUED ON PAGE 22
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Hope’s Land of Candy, in Island Park, celebrated Purple Heart Day last Saturday after the coronavirus pandemic prevented the 2020 edition of the event. Joan and Hope Cohen, a mother-daughter team who opened the candy shop seven years ago, partnered with the Museum of American Armor, in Bethpage, to provide passionate military re-enactors and vehi-
cles for children to pose with and learn from and about. The military vehicles, which ranged in eras from World War II to Korea and Vietnam, have been a staple of the event for its five years. In years past, the Cohens were even able to feature the vehicle that knocked down the gates at the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1945. This year’s centerpiece was a tank that saw action in the Vietnam War. “It’ so exciting to be open,
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HOPE AND JOE Cohen, owners of Hope’s Land of Candy in Island Park, celebrated Purple Heart Day last Saturday with Joe Ponte at their shop. The Cohens marked the day with a fundraiser for the Purple Heart Foundation and the Museum of American Armor.
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