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News & Media
HSE Jeans for a Cause Supports G.I.s in Hot
Spots Around the Globe
(Reprinted from Half Hollow Hills East H.S.
"Perspectives" Principal's Newsletter 10/10/08)
Every other week for the past
year, teachers and staff at High School East
have contributed $1.00 each to wear “jeans for a
cause”. The funds collected on these casual
Fridays have been donated to Suffolk County
Homefront, Inc. and organization that
supports American military personnel or units
from Suffolk County who are deployed to hostile
areas of operation around the world. The
organization’s main goal is to lessen the burden
of “out-of-pocket expenses incurred by service
members who may be purchasing safety-related and
other essential supplies” to supplement their
government-issue gear. In addition, the group
takes special interest in welcoming returned
troops, supporting wounded GIs in their recovery
efforts and honoring those who have died.
Suffolk County Homefront,
Inc. was founded to honor the memory of
Marine Corporal Matthew V. Dillon, a relative of
one of the organization’s members. Corporal
Dillon was killed in action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq on December 11, 2006. Already a
Purple Heart recipient, Corporal Dillon returned
to Iraq as a military police officer. While
serving as a fire team leader, his humvee struck
an improvised explosive device which killed him
and two fellow Marines. This action earned
Corporal Dillon a posthumous Purple Heart with a
gold star.
There are many times when the
wars in Afghanistan and Iraq seem to fade into
the background as we lead our daily lives. Even
as we go to class, work or visit with friends
and family, men and women just like us are doing
the extraordinary work of soldiers in a combat
zone. As the day begins at High School East,
night is falling in Iraq and Afghanistan and a
squad mans its observation post. Our Friday
night out is a Saturday dawn patrol in Ramadi or
Kandahar. As the school year goes on, remember
the men and women around the globe who are ready
at a moment’s notice to risk their lives in
defense of their comrades and in pursuit of a
completed mission. We are proud to make High
School East a small part of showing solidarity
with Suffolk County’s service men and women and
all those who wear an American uniform. More
information can be found at
www.suffolkcountyhomefront.org .
Special thanks to Ms. Karen
Giordano, R. N. for her help with this article.
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At Left:
A Marine sergeant in Ramadi,
Iraq
At Right:
A soldier in Afghanista n
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A Soldier's
Story of True Friendship
On November 10, 2008
in honor of Veterans Day,
Newsday published an article about two of
our members and military advisors, Sgt Sebastian
"Sam" Cila and Retired Sgt. Rene Rivera.
The story chronicles their heroism, friendship
and commitment to serving our country.
DEDICATION OF THE HM2 JEFFREY L. WIENER DRILL HALL
19 OCTOBER 2008
Congratulations to our Vice President
Maria Wiener, and her daughters Mikayla
and Theadora, for this well deserved
honor
Maria Wiener, Jeffrey
Wiener's widow, watched
daughter Theadora spell out
her
father's name on the wall of
the drill hall at the
Naval Operations Support
Center.
View the
Lynbrook Fire Department
Story
about the
dedication by
clicking here.
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