Longwood alumni honored for military service
Photo credit: Newsday | Gail Bailey, center, president of monument committee, stands with committee members, Harold Bachmann, right, and Paul InFranco, inside Bartlett Park in Middle Island. (June 8, 2012)
Jeffrey Wiener put his country before family. So did Matthew Evko.
They are among the more than 230 former Longwood district students whose names are to be unveiled Saturday on the latest monument to community members who have served in the nation's military.
"I'm amazed at how Longwood steps up and comes to the defense of America," said Gail Lynch-Bailey, a member of The Longwood Alliance,...
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