Leaving No Veteran Behind

 

Boots on the Ground NY is committed to serving Our Veterans needs and creating an awareness of issues that they face everyday. Our first commitment is to those Veterans and Soldiers that live among us, right here on Long Island. We have a strong belief that if everyone helped their neighbor each community would be a better place to live... Read More

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Request for Assistance: Veteran In Need

Veteran In Need

Boots on the Ground NY has received a request to assist a Nassau County Veteran family who has just moved into government assisted housing. This family includes a single mother of 2 young children (ages 3 & 11). This Mother is not only a Veteran (active Duty 2000-2011) but also still a National Guard Reservist and attends drill weekends once a month. She is currently unemployed but actively looking for work. She does not receive child support. This Family requires basic house hold goods, furniture, as well as food.  Gift cards for clothing and food stores would also be extremely helpful as it allows the family to buy that which…

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VAC Construction Update – 5/1/2013

VAC Construction Update – 5/1/2013

Since its inception in October 2010, Boots on the Ground NY has been running its programs out of the homes, trunks, offices and even saddlebags of its members.  While this approach was well-suited to the active and very personal nature of our work, it had two major shortcomings that inhibited us. First, the scope of our programs was limited because we did not have a central space to store our ever-growing trove of awareness campaign paraphernalia, food pantry items, donated furniture, and other assorted equipment, nor could we host our…

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4th Annual “Run To The VA” Agent Orange Awareness Event

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On March 14th, 1970, during a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol mission in the Duc Lap area of the Quang Duc Province of South Viet Nam, a UH-1P helicopter carrying Capt. Dana A. Dilley, Capt. Marvin R. Loper, SSgt John A. Thorburn, and A1c David A. Carpenter was shot down by enemy ground fire. Staff Sergeant Thorburn, along with fellow gunner A1C Carpenter, suffered serious injuries. Captain Dilley lost his life in the crash, and Captain Loper sustained broken bones in one of his feet. An Army helicopter on the same…

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Gold Star Mother Escort to Arlington National Cemetery

SSgt Frank E Adamsky III

Mothers Day is a special day on which we all pause to pay tribute to some very special ladies.  But for some mothers, it is a day of loss and remembrance as they feel the loss of their heroes all the more keenly.  On May 10th and 11th, Boots on the Ground NY will be helping one Gold Star Mother find some peace as they escort her from Long Island to Washington, DC so that…

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2nd Annual Robert Cafici PTSD Awareness Benefit

Robert Cafici

Robert Cafici of Oak Beach, NY  who lost 100 pounds in order to join the Marines, and served between December 2003 and March 2006, began struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) while he was stationed in Iraq.  Concetta Cafici said her son was particularly distraught after having to pull the bodies of two Marines from a Humvee that was immolated during an attack.  She said her son fell into a depression after receiving a less…

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VAC Construction Update, Upcoming Events, Volunteers Needed

Volunteers Needed

During most of the month of April we will be suspending in-house activities to include furniture pick-ups & group meetings as we begin interior construction of the Veteran Activity Center.  We’re also in the process of setting up a program with new resources. We would like to thank KAMCO building supply for generously donating framing and drywall materials so that we can begin the build out.  We still are looking for some finish materials and…

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