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Westchester Remembers Residents Who Fought In World War II On Pearl Harbor Day Westchester Remembers Residents Who Fought In World War II On Pearl Harbor Day
Westchester Remembers Residents Who Fought In World War II On Pearl Harbor Day Westchester County Executive George Latimer marked the 77th anniversary of the infamous Pearl Harbor attacks with remembrance and gratitude. “Our nation was attacked 77 years ago,” he said Friday, Dec. 7. “We must never forget those we lost on that fateful day. But instead of defeating us, the attack on Pearl Harbor made clear the determined spirit that drives us as Americans." Latimer went on to refer to the Westchester residents who fought in World War II as "a manifestation of that spirit," thanking those brave men and women for their service and dedication to American freedoms. "W…

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by Valerie Musson
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'Band Of Brothers' Original Member From Northern Westchester Dies 'Band Of Brothers' Original Member From Northern Westchester Dies
'Band Of Brothers' Original Member From Northern Westchester Dies One of the original “Band of Brothers” from the Hudson Valley who parachuted behind enemy lines on D-Day has died at the age of 96. Philip Perugini, a Northern Westchester resident in Buchanan who formerly called Ossining home died on Thursday, Aug. 9. He was born on May 26, 1922, to Tomaso and Angiolina Perugini. When World War II began, Perugini enlisted in the United States Army and was one of the original “Band of Brothers,” the group of soldiers with the 101st Airborne, 506th Parachute Infantry, with the Easy Company Squad. He received a Purple Heart for injuries he sustained during hi…

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by Zak Failla