9/11 Tribute Center programs are offered throughout the year. Lectures, educational workshops and support programs are available to unite family members who lost loved ones, survivors, Lower Manhattan residents, rescue and recovery workers and volunteers who assisted in the aftermath of 9/11. Visit tributewtc.org for a schedule of upcoming programs and events.
The annual Veterans Day Parade will have three Grand Marshals this year -- Port Authority Acting COO Stephanie Dawson, an Army National Guard colonel who commanded troops at the World Trade Center site and served in both Kuwait and Iraq; FDNY Battalion Chief Joseph Duggan, who responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 at […]
The 9th annual Long Island, NY Run for the Warriors race will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Babylon Town Hall in Lindenhurst. The opening ceremony will begin at 9:00am. Click here to register for the 10-K, 5-K, and 1-Mile Walk/Run, all of which are adaptive-equipment-friendly races. Babylon Town Hall 200 Sunrise Highway Lindenhurst, […]
Come to the Heartworks House on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, from 9:00am to 4:00pm and from 7:00pm to 9:00pm and spend some time in gratitude for our veterans this holiday season. There are men and women at the VA hospital who may not receive any cards this year. Heartworks hopes to change this. All are welcome […]
Help place Remembrance Wreaths on the graves of our American heroes buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday, December 17, 2016. There is no sign-up required, and there is no age limit—simply show up if you would like to participate. Families are encouraged to come together. All event details are available here and here. Volunteers are needed at other […]
The 12th annual SSG James McNaughton Tribute will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2017, from 1:00pm to 9:00pm at Mulcahy’s Pub & Music Hall in Wantagh, NY. After a switch to April last year, the event will again be held in January. James “Jimmy” McNaughton was 27 when he became the first NYPD officer to […]
The American Legion Post 460 and the NYPD are to host their fifth annual Independence Day Military Ball on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 7:00pm at Russo’s on the Bay in Queens. The event will posthumously honor Det. Steven McDonald, among others. The cost to attend is $100.00 per person or a table of 14 […]