A Heartfelt Welcome, Thanks for Six Returning Soldiers.
Since March, Parrington’s “Hometown Hero” Program Welcomed Over 50 Soldiers
May, 2009 - Islip Supervisor Phil Nolan and Brookhaven Supervisor Mark Lesko joined Councilman Gene Parrington recently to welcome home six soldiers at Long Island MacArthur Airport. Parrington’s “Hometown Hero” Welcome Program, which welcomes soldiers returning home through the town-owned airport, has welcomed home more than 50 soldiers in just ninety days.
Pictured from right to left: Suffolk County Director of Veterans Affairs Tom Ronayne, Councilman Gene Parrington, Islip Supervisor Phil Nolan with Technical Sergeant Craig Moore, Staff Sergeant Edward Kelly, Senior Airman Brian Smith holding his infant daughter, Staff Sergeant Joseph Marotta, Technical Sergeant Raymond Gallo, Staff Sergeant Darren Duryee, and Brookhaven Town Supervisor Mark Lesko.
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