Community Corner

Fire Departments Honor Troops for Operation: Wounded Warrior

Mineola and Williston Park fire departments host servicemen from Fort Bragg.

Members of several local fire departments, including Mineola and Williston Park, welcomed soldiers from Ford Bragg, NC to the area last weekend as part of Nassau County Firefighters Operation: Wounded Warrior.

Soldiers Sgt. Richard Wilkey, Sgt. Ritchard Cunningham, Staff Sgt. Robert Cole, Sgt. Steven Casey, 1st Sgt. Anthony Pog and Staff Sgt. Jurry Curry were treated to lunch at as well as a party at the Williston Park Fire Department, a trip to Ground Zero in lower Manhattan and veteran’s appreciation day at the Nassau Coliseum for an Islanders’ game.

Find out what's happening in Mineolawith free, real-time updates from Patch.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here