Vietnam Veterans Dedication

In 2007 several Commack High School students began to collect oral histories of local veterans who served during the Vietnam War. Our veterans are the finest teachers of our history and we are proud to work in partnership with The Library of Congress, Veterans History Project, to preserve their legacies.

In 2008 the high school library staff worked in conjunction with the Social Studies Dept., the Commack Middle School and their SS Dept., and using the technological expertise of our crack IT dept. to host a video-conference, panel discussion, and tree planting ceremony and dedication with these local Vietnam Veterans. We invited the veterans, their families, honored guests, administrators, staff members, and students who participated in the project as well as Social Study teachers and their classes to the panel discussion and ceremony.

We honor the service of these veterans, and of those who servicemen and women who did not come home. We understand that we must never take for granted those who gave us their very best. We want to thank all the veterans for performing your duty during a very difficult time in our nation’s history. We also take this time to remember the men and women who continue to serve today.


*May 9, 2008*
In 2007 several Commack High School students began to collect oral histories of local veterans who served during the Vietnam War. Our veterans are the finest teachers of our history and we are proud to work in partnership with The Library of Congress, Veterans History Project, to preserve their legacies. In 2008 the high school library staff worked in conjunction with the Social Studies Dept., the Commack Middle School and their SS Dept., and using the technological expertise of our crack IT dept. to host a video-conference, panel discussion, and tree planting ceremony and dedication with these local Vietnam Veterans. We invited the veterans, their families, honored guests, administrators, staff members, and students who participated in the project as well as Social Study teachers and their classes to the panel discussion and ceremony. We honor the service of these veterans, and of those who servicemen and women who did not come home. We understand that we must never take for granted those who gave us their very best. We want to thank all the veterans for performing your duty during a very difficult time in our nation’s history. We also take this time to remember the men and women who continue to serve today.
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	Veterans Alan Vitters Frank Antoniello Jerry Cicciari Michael DeRose John Nickl Joseph Cognitore Tim Still Jim Kiley Joseph Guggino Otto (Adolph) Buonovolonta Arthur Titolo Frank Sposato Jr. Robert Mottola Bill Talarek Gary Sciara James Christopher Tom Cregan	Our interviewers: Dan Capolongo, Raj Chudgar, Tom Gallagher, Wendy Lebowitz, Shalini Pammal, Kaveh Saberi Our videographers: PJ Bordoanro, Dan Capolongo and Kaveh Saberi Our scanner: Roger Wong who scanned all the veterans’ photos and documents