May 20th~Farmingville NY ~Brookhaven Town Hall~4th Annual PFC Joseph Dwyer Hero Rally & Motorcycle Run. Live Music by Street Survivors - BBQ by Applebbees ~Registration begins at 9:00am, Ceremony at 11:00am~Motorcycle Run begins at 11:30am, Rally begins at 1pm. In memory of Iraq War Veteran Joe Dwyer of Mount Sinai NY who lost his battle with PTSD. $25 per rider, $10 per passenger or walk in. Event info here and here.
May 20th~South Huntington NY~St Anthony's High School~The 1st Lt James Byler Charity Run~USMC 1st Lt James Byler lost both legs to an IED in Afghanistan~this event is to support his modified home being built by Building Homes For Heroes~Race begins at 3:30pm, runners should arrive by 2:15pm Event website http://www.sot5k.org/ 275 Wolf Hill Rd, South Huntington NY 11747
**May 23rd~Port Jefferson NY~Ruvo's 105 Wynn Ln, Port Jefferson NY ~ 5:30-8:30pm~ $15pp includes Italian cuisine. Please Join Us in Honoring the Courage ~ Perseverance ~ Sacrifice Of Those who Never Gave Up, Whether on the Battlefield or at Ground Zero ~Vowing to Leave No One Behind ~Proceeds benefit the addition of a 9/11/01 Rescue Dog Bronze Statue at the Town of Brookhaven Diamond in the Pines Park 9/11 Memorial AND the USS Michael Murphy Commissioning Committee (Ceremony October 6 2012 ~ NYC Harbor ) I am cohosting - email me for more info jolo219@gmail.com
May 23rd-30th ~Manhattan & surrounding areas~United States Navy Fleet Week ~Event listings http://www.fleetweeknewyork.com/ Bicentennial of the War of 1812
May 25th ~ Washington DC ~ Rolling Thunder ~ Please watch out for motorcycle riders and give them plenty of room ~ they can stop a lot faster than a car or truck!
May 25th~Midtown Manhattan~ O'Lunney's Time Square Pub~Book signing by Navy SEAL author Brandon Webb ~The Red Circle: My Life In the Navy SEAL Sniper Corps And How I Trained America's Deadliest Marksmen (Foreward by Marcus Luttrell) 3-7pm ~ Bring copies of the book to be signed
May 25-26th~Manhattan~Intrepid Museum~ Pier 86, 12th Ave. & 46th Street ~Parise Racing is a dynamic two car Pro Modified Drag Racing team. Andrew and Dina Parise will be at the Intrepid with USMC Gunny Arias~many other events planned at the Museum for Fleet Week!
May 26th-27th ~ Orient Point NY to Ground Zero ~Memorial Day 100 ~In 2010, three Marines from 3/25 who served in Iraq together, started the Memorial 100 run to honor the 48 brothers lost during their deployment in 2005. Rather than following through with the original plan for one person to run 100 miles, the founders turned the event into a relay. Service members from every branch, veterans and their families will run 5-10 mile legs in teams of two carrying a U.S. flag and a Hope For The Warriors® flag. This event was organized to “interrupt” Memorial Day Weekend holiday plans and remind everyone of the day’s purpose – to honor and remember the wounded and the fallen. Visit www.memorial100.kintera.org/2012 for more information or contact Ella at elcaney@hopeforthewarriors.org
May 22nd-27th~Farmingdale NY~ Republic Airport~Navy Blue Angels will be parked at Republic ~ practice runs during the week~take off & landing for the Air Show at Jones Beach
May 26th-27th~Farmingdale NY~American Airpower Museum~Hosting the "Legends of Airpower" weekend ~ watch aircraft for Jones Beach Air Show taking off & landing with announcements ~ tour the museum~ special guests ~see the aircraft up close.
May 26th & 27th~Wantagh NY~ Jones Beach~10am-3pm ~Air Show with Navy Blue Angels, Canadian Forces Snowbirds & More! See the website
May 28th~Memorial Day~Ceremonies at National Cemeteries across the country. Please fly your flag! Calverton National Cemetery~1pm ceremony
May 28th~Memorial Day~ Worldwide! Memorial Day MURPH~ Participate in a Memorial Day workout to remember our fallen military members! The Body Armor workout was a favorite of Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient Michael P. Murphy of Patchogue NY, and was renamed the “MURPH” It can be done within a week of Memorial Day and can be broken up to accommodate any fitness level, or set up into teams. Registration, tshirt purchase & info here Charities benefiting: Lt Michael P. Murphy Scholarship Foundation, Navy SEAL Foundation, Lone Survivor Foundation and That Others May Live Foundation.
May 28th ~ Huntington NY~Town if Huntington Wreath Ceremony-9:30am start~NEW Plaque will be unveiled in Veterans Plaza dedicated to those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition after the main ceremonies, there will be a special wreath ceremony at the Vietnam Monument on the Village Green in remembrance of all those Huntington residents who gave their lives in the Vietnam War as well as the Women in Support of Our Men in Vietnam, who dedicated the monument in 1972- 50 Years this June.
May 28th ~ Famingville NY ~Bald Hill Vietnam Memorial~ Reading of the names ~ 6pm ~ All welcome
June 2nd~Ronkonkoma NY~Long Island MacArthur Airport~9am-12pm~LIMA 5K Run for Veterans~Run on an active runway with military service members! Early packet pick up will be available on Friday 6/1 from 4PM to 8PM. Pasta Dinner at the Holiday Inn adjacent to the airport from 5PM to 8PM. Register and info here Part of the Sayville Summer Race Series. Benefiting Long Island veterans through 9-1-1 Veterans.
June 20-24th~ Calverton NY ~ DIGNITY MEMORIAL® VIETNAM WALL will be at Calverton National Cemetery ~The Dignity Memorial® Vietnam Wall is a traveling, three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The faux-granite replica stands 240 feet long and eight feet high and is inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 Americans who died or are missing in Vietnam. Free and open to the public 24 hours a day, the Dignity Memorial® Vietnam Wall is dedicated to the veterans of the Vietnam War and honors all U.S. servicemen and women.
**June 23rd~Ronkonkoma NY~Town of Islip Beach~Rosevale Ave~ Run Around the Lake in Memory of Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy~ Please join the Murphy family, United States Navy, crew from the USS Michael Murphy, FDNY firefighters and may others for a patriotic day celebrating our military past & present. 4 mile run around Lake Ronkonkoma where Michael was a lifeguard during his summers off from Penn State. Awards ceremony and raffle following the race. Registration is $25 and includes a t-shirt. 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk is $10 Family friendly. Proceeds benefit the LT Michael Murphy Foundation, 9-1-1 Veterans, Suffolk County United Veterans and more. If you are interested in donating raffle items, refreshments or would like to be a sponsor please contact Dr Scotti (Race Director) Louispscotti@Yahoo.com 631.979.0060 - Email me for more details and publicity inquiries. http://www.runaroundthelake.com/ Link to download the mail-in registration form and sponsorship information is available on the website.
June 28th~Lower Manhattan~Building Homes For Heroes 2nd Annual Casino/Cigar Night~Battery Gardens Restaurant-Inside Battery Park (Across from 17 State Street) 4-8pm ~ Building Homes for Heroes is a non-profit, public charity whose purpose is to build or renovate homes for severely wounded veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Event info here
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