Tag: Pearl Harbor
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Daughter of Pearl Harbor survivor attends North Brunswick remembrance ceremony
PHOTO COURTESY OF PETE CLARK The North Brunswick community gathered at Elmwood Cemetery on Dec. 7 to commemorate Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The ceremony was held at the gravesite of Robert Friedberg, who was a survivor at Pearl Harbor and in 1944 received the Bronze Star in Europe while fighting at the Battle of the…
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Old Bridge High School Marching Band will represent state in Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Hawaii
OLD BRIDGE — The Old Bridge High School (OBHS) Marching Band, the only one selected from New Jersey, is gearing up to represent the state and the USS New Jersey during the Pearl Harbor Anniversary in Honolulu, Hawaii. The members have been rehearsing a 20-minute performance, which will be before the USS Missouri and the…
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Sayreville Veterans Alliance to hold Pearl Harbor ceremony on Dec. 7
The Sayreville Veterans Alliance will hold its annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony at 7:55 a.m. on Dec. 7 at Buchanan Park, River Road, Sayreville. Sayreville VFW Post 4699 and American Legion Post 211 will be in attendance. All attending are asked to arrive by 7:40 a.m.
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Ceremony to be held at gravesite of Pearl Harbor victim
The North Brunswick Township World War I Centennial Committee will hold a National Pearl Harbor Day event beginning at 7:48 a.m. on Dec. 7 at Elmwood Cemetery, 425 Georges Road, North Brunswick. The program will begin at the time Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. American Legion Post 459 of North Brunswick and VFW…
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Old Bridge native participates in world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise
A 2001 Old Bridge High School graduate and an Old Bridge native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC). Lt.j.g Thomas Grapentine is an information professional officer aboard USS John P. Murtha, currently operating out of San Diego. A Navy information…
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Hazlet sailor serves aboard Navy warship homeported in Pearl Harbor
A Hazlet native and 2012 St. John Vianney High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided-missile destroyer, USS John Paul Jones. Seaman Edward Pullis is a culinary specialist aboard the guided-missile destroyer operating out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A Navy culinary specialist is responsible for providing meals to the crew aboard…
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Sayreville veterans to hold Pearl Harbor ceremony
The Sayreville Veterans Alliance will hold a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Service at 7:48 a.m. on Dec. 7 at the Buchanan River Front Park, River Road, Sayreville. Guests should arrive by 7:30 a.m. The ceremony will be conducted by the Honor Guards of Sayreville VFW Post 4699 and Sayreville American Legion Post 211. Light refreshments will…
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Pearl Harbor ceremony to be held by candlelight
North Brunswick will hold its Pearl Harbor Commemorative Ceremony at 7 p.m. on Dec. 7 at the Veterans Monument at Veterans Park, Roosevelt Avenue, North Brunswick. The public is invited and is asked to bring a flashlight to the ceremony. In addition, North Brunswick residents and businesses are asked to display the American flag or display…
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Veterans honored with street signs bearing their names in North Brunswick
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The intersection of Joseph Street and Fela Avenue in North Brunswick will be known as Di Silvestro Way, and the intersection of Chestnut Street and Willow Avenue will bear the name Ricker Way. On Aug. 28, council representatives and family members gathered for the secondary street sign naming ceremonies to honor township…