11.11.2021 News Honoring the sacrifice of fallen veterans from Vietnam Whenever George Bartunek watches the classic 1973 comedy “American Graffiti,” he’s reminded of his good friend Lowell Wayne Meyer. The movie, set in 1962, prior to U.S. involvement in...
08.13.2018 Libraries Special presentation of Vietnam film to be held at Mattituck-Laurel Library The Mattituck-Laurel Library will host a special presentation of the film “Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam” — a documentary that takes a deeper look into the letters that...
11.23.2017 Community For a Mattituck soldier’s widow, postcards from Vietnam are everything All Nancy Bird wanted was for her boyfriend to come home, safe and sound. From May 1967 to May 1969 she waited. A student at Mattituck High School, Ms....
08.30.2016 Community Southold veteran honored at Citi Field during Mets game At every home game, the New York Mets honor a “Veteran of the Game.” A player presents the veteran with an American flag that flew over Citi Field and...
07.03.2015 Mattituck Cutchogue School District Mattituck grad rides motorcycle 2K miles across Vietnam When Ian Husak first arrived in Vietnam, he didn’t have the benefit of international data on his phone. There was no GPS in his pocket to direct the Mattituck...