Landing of Nazi spies in Amagansett re-enacted
Photo credit: Gordon M. Grant | A crowd gathered to watch an reenactment of the late John Cullen, discovering German saboteurs landing on an Amagansett beach on June 13, 1942. The reenactment marked the 70th anniversary of the event in Amagansett, and was done to bring awareness to restoration of the Amagansett Life Saving Station, where John Cullen was based. (June 13, 2012)
When the Amagansett Lifesaving and Coast Guard Station Committee decided to re-enact the landing 70 years ago of four Nazi spies on the community's lonely ocean beach, they thought a couple dozen people might show up.
Instead, a crowd of about 300 from across East Hampton came out Wednesday night, drawn by curiosity and a desire to connect with one of the most memorable incidents in Amagansett's...
