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VFW Post 6249 ~9/11 Working Dog Statue Fundraiser~Applebees Miller Place NY SAT 3/31 8-10am

Miller Place Applebees ~355 Rt 25A Miller Place NY

Saturday March 31 2012 from 8-10am

 

Breakfast Fundraiser $10/person ~ proceeds go to the 9/11 Working Dog Statue to be added to the 9/11 Memorial that was unveiled at Diamond in the Pines Park in Coram September of 2011. Joe Cognitore, Commander of the Rocky Point VFW, and Rich Acritelli, organized the memorial with the help of multiple organizations, officials and community members. The memorial has two pieces of steel from the World Trade Center along with three boulders, multiple plaques, a statue of an Eagle and a brickway walkway. The memorial is designed to honor victims of the attacks, first responders and rescue workers and "War on Terror" veterans from the Town of Brookhaven. See the video and read about it here.

"They worked tirelessly at the World Trade Center site searching for survivors and human remains after the attacks of September 11, 2001, and now the Town of Brookhaven and the Rocky Pomt VFW Post 6249  will honor canines at their 9/11 memorial in Coram.

“They could find any human remains that possibly were alive or passed and they would help find those individuals quicker than we could,” said post commander Joe Cognitori.

A statue of a German Shepherd will be erected at the memorial site, says Cognitori, in tribute of man’s best friend. “I get the chills every time I think of the patriotism that went on those couple of days, those weeks and months and now,” Cognitori told WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs.

He said the dogs worked without saying no and their paws got worn and raw, adding that there is a reason why they’re called man’s best friend. “This was an opportunity to make sure that they get recognized,” he said."

 

 

Donations can be made to:
Brookhaven 9/11 Memorial-Working Dog Statue
VFW Post 6249
PO Box 1106
Rocky Point, NY  11778

(From l to r) Councilwoman Jane Bonner, Assemblyman Dan Losquadro, Congressman Tim Bishop, Legislator Sarah Anker, VFW Commander Joe Cognitore, 9/11 Memorial Committee Co-Chair Richard Acritelli, Supervisor Mark Lesko and Legislator Kate Browning



More info available at http://www.vfw6249.org/events.html



Co-Committee Chair, Richard V. Acritelli, NYANG and Army Reservist Veteran and Social Studies Teacher

Committee Member, Sam Cila, Iraqi Combat Veteran, Wounded Warrior and Multisport Soldier

Co-Committee Chair, Joseph A. Cognitore, Commander of the Rocky Point Veterans of Foreign Wars

 

 

Hand Forged Memorial Nano-Steel Combat Knife~Charity Auction~Benefit Families of Fallen Navy SEALs KIA 8/6/2011

DS&S Tactical is offering this special knife, in remembrance of the Navy SEALs lost at the Tangi River Valley on 8/6/11 in "Extortion 17." This knife is being auctioned (thru ebay 's charity program, mission fish) to benefit the Navy SEAL Foundation. The knife is a full scale, Special Operations Edition Bullshark Advanced Combat Knife, made from M390 cryogenically treated super-steel infused with nano-particles to create the ultimate super-strength blade. 11 inches in length, it is .190 thick and is paired with a special DRED system self-draining handle and custom fitted concealex sheath with tek-lok clip. This is the finest combat knife DS&S can produce. The book describing the creation process and the unique presentation box are included. All the proceeds from this knife will go to the Foundation.

This knife will stand alone. There will never be another one like it. DS&S has used their finest materials and hand-craftsmanship with additional work by Waterjet Cutting Inc. and KaMo Engravers of Albuquerque to build a blade worthy of the greatest warriors in the world....

Rather than list the names of the Naval Special Warfare Special Operators and NSW Support Personnel, I will ask you to look at their photos. Remember they were husbands, fathers, sons, brothers, uncles, grandsons, nephews, friends. They wanted the same out of life that everyone wants; to make the world a better place for their children. Lucky for America, they chose to utilize their considerable talent, skills and fortitude for the benefit of the greater good. America was blessed to count them as the most elite of her warriors, we owe it to these men to not just remember their names, but to honor their legacy by investing in their childrens' future. For certainly their children have sacrificed enough. -Jo

This is the first in a series of unique memorial knives being offered for charity in memory of those killed on 8/6/11. There will be a charity auction in honor of the Army aviators, for the AFSOC forces and for Bart the dog, to benefit military dogs. Each knife is a labor of love.  

Detailed business information, videos and photos of the creation process can be found at http://ds-tactical.org/  The website is worth a visit even if you can not afford to bid on this knife, the knives they create and sell are simply exquisite. This is a small,family owned business. Dave is an Air Force veteran. (Great story about Dave here ) He served with the Tactical Fighter Weapons Center, the 501st Tactical Missile Wing (operating GLCM Tactical Nuclear Weapons), the 833rd Air Division (F-4s, AT-38 and F-15s) and the 49th Fighter Wing (F-117 Stealth Fighters). His last official action was deployment with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and the Joint Task Force in Somalia during Operation Restore Hope.

Just a few of the photos of the Memorial Combat Knife:

 "The brave die never, though they sleep in dust:

   Their courage nerves a thousand living men."  ~ Minot J. Savage