Tag: U.S. Army
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Local resident to attend Purple Heart ceremony
The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Inc. is providing an all-expenses-paid trip, sponsored by American Airlines, bringing together Purple Heart recipients from each state to salute their courage and sacrifice through a series of tours and ceremonies at the U.S. Military Academy West Point, historic Washington’s Headquarters, and a “Welcome Home” celebration. The multi-day…
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Graduates of North Brunswick Township High School to enlist in the military
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Nine young men plan to enlist in the military after graduating from North Brunswick Township High School on June 25. “We’re really proud of them for making the choice to serve our country,” said Kevin Farrell, director of Guidance at the high school. “We really support them.” Hunter Allen will join the…
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Obituary: Daniel J. Passafiume
Daniel J. Passafiume, 96, of Parlin, passed away on June 11, 2019, at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge. Passafiume was born in Newark where he worked for the Newark Board of Education for more than 30 years as a carpenter foreman and volunteered as an officer in the Heavy Rescue Squad. Passafiume enlisted…
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South Brunswick holds first veteran street sign dedication ceremony
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Doing a Google search of “Emil Bonagura” and “Library of Congress” leads one to a 15-minute video from the Veterans History Project that details the U.S. Army corporal’s service during World War II with the 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division, in France, Germany and Austria. Much closer to home, Bonagura…
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Former U.S. Army nurse memorialized with street sign in North Brunswick
NORTH BRUNSWICK – A U.S. Army nurse will be forever memorialized in North Brunswick via a street sign in her honor. Elizabeth (Klaus) Kalasin was recognized through the Veteran Street Sign Program on May 20 with the placing of a secondary street sign at the intersection of Holly Road and Spruce Road labeled Kalasin Way.…
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Sayreville VFW names co-grand marshal of Memorial Day Parade
SAYREVILLE – Sayreville VFW Memorial Post 4699 has named its co-grand marshal for this year’s Memorial Day parade. Peter Caruso comes from a family of U.S. Army veterans, and at an early age aspired to follow in their footsteps, according to information provided by the VFW. Upon graduation from Seton Hall University, he was commissioned…
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North Brunswick veteran chosen to support New Jersey Golf Foundation
The New Jersey PGA Section (NJPGA) and its charitable arm, the New Jersey Golf Foundation (NJGF), in conjunction with PGA REACH, the 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the PGA of America, has named U.S. Army veteran Jose Sagal of North Brunswick, a PGA WORKS Fellow. Sagal’s primary responsibilities will be to support the foundation’s full lineup…
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Medal of Honor returned to Civil War hero’s family in Freehold Borough
#1 (left to right) Glenn Cashion, Muriel Smith (both of the Monmouth County Historical Commission, and Cashion received the medal) and Rep. Smith #2 (left to right) Rep. Smith, Glenn Cashion, and Freehold Borough Mayor Nolan Higgins FREEHOLD – More than 150 years after Pvt. Thomas T. Fallon’s heroic actions in the Civil War, and…
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First Lt. Army Nurse wouldn’t trade time in World War II ‘for anything’
“Saving Private Ryan” is a fictionalized account of a detail of soldiers who, after the Allies have secured the beachhead on the coast of Normandy, France, are sent ahead to find and bring out an Army Ranger whose brothers had been killed in action. By following a small detachment of soldiers as they work their…
