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Pearl Harbor

Northern Valley, NJ
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Meet Mark Harmon At Northvale Book Signing Meet Mark Harmon At Northvale Book Signing
Meet Mark Harmon At Northvale Book Signing Leroy Jethro Gibbs is back on the case in Bergen County. Mark Harmon, who played the special agent for 20 years on "NCIS" for 19 years will be signing copies of his new book "Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor" at Books and Greetings in Northvale on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. The book is a real-life account about an NCIS hero, Douglas Wada, the only Japanese American agent in naval intelligence during World War II. Wada posed as an undercover reporter, translated wiretaps from the Japanese Consulate and interrogated …

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by Sam Barron
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
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Around The Schools: Drug Counselor Course Is NY's First, Vets Remind Students Of Pearl Harbor Around The Schools: Drug Counselor Course Is NY's First, Vets Remind Students Of Pearl Harbor
Around The Schools: Drug Counselor Course Is NY's First, Vets Remind Students Of Pearl Harbor Here's a New York first: Mahopac High School now offers its students the Substance Abuse, Addiction & Recovery course leading to counselor certification.  It is a viable career in New York, which is fourth, to California, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, for having the most employment options for substance abuse counselors. The elective will start in January and be open to juniors and seniors. It teaches students the facts on substance abuse, addiction, and recovery in their local environment, "so they have a stake in the vitality of it," said the district, noting the philosophy beh…

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by Donna Christopher
White Plains, NY
Breaking News
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
Armonk, NY
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'Band Of Brothers' Original Member From Hudson Valley Dies 'Band Of Brothers' Original Member From Hudson Valley Dies
'Band Of Brothers' Original Member From Hudson Valley 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