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FANWOOD – It’s a club with shrinking membership, but the borough is proud of its World War II veterans and will honor them during this year’s Memorial Day ceremony, 9 a.m. Monday at the Fanwood Library.
“Our town has a proud heritage of residents who have served in the military and, in many cases, given their lives,” said Mayor Colleen Mahr. “There are currently four vets we know of who served during World War II and still live here after serving their country and raising their families. I love what they represent to our town. We salute them and pay tribute to them.”
U.S. Army Air Force
John Plebani served from August 1942 until December 1945 and worked as a mechanic. He was stationed in the Pacific in New Guinea. He has lived in Scotch Plains for more than 50 years, and his 100th birthday is Wednesday, May 26, 2021!
Gregory Ruffa, 96
U.S. Army Air Force
Gregory Ruffa enlisted in WWII when he was just 18 years old once he realized he had enough credits after three years of high school to graduate and take the air force exam. After Mr. Ruffa decided he wanted to fly, he had to pass various difficult tests in order to gain the ability to operate a plane and become part of the Air Force. “I would stay up all night studying to keep up and pass the exams,” Mr. Ruffa said.
âI never got to know him:â Earl Phillips remembered at Fallen Officer Ceremony
Fallen officers remembered by fellow officers and loved ones By Bill Snyder | May 11, 2021 at 1:50 PM CDT - Updated May 11 at 7:12 PM
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Wesley Phillips never got to know his grandfather Earl Phillips. Thatâs because, during a traffic stop in 1972, the Harrison County sheriffâs deputy was killed in the line of duty.
âI didnât get a chance to know him because I was only a year old,â Phillips said. âHe went up to the car and the guy had a shotgun and shot him in the abdomen and left him there, in the road. Yeah, itâs been hard.â
It is no exaggeration to call the March issue of Everybody’s New York Caribbean magazine Kamala-powered driven by articles celebrating and discussing Kamala Harris, the first U.S. vice president with Caribbean roots.
QEH’S paediatric patients and siblings treated
Article by January 14, 2021
Patients in the Paediatric Ward of the QEH had at least two reasons to smile over the Christmas holiday.
First, they were treated to an unexpected gift of toys from New York. Additionally, toys were also donated to their siblings.
Furthermore, three teen patients, with severe forms of cancer, two boys and a girl, had their special wishes met.
All of this came out of quick and solid response by Barbadian associations and individuals in New York in response to a call from Consul General Mackie Holder to bring some cheer to children in Barbados who were likely to be left out at Christmas.