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Mayor remembers Flight 587
Special to NewsdayFamily members of those killed aboard American Airlines Flight 587 six years ago remembered their loved ones at two locations on the Rockaway peninsula Monday, at an official monument near the ocean and at the crash site a half mile away. Mayor Michael...Tags: Michael Bloomberg, American Airlines, Inc., Transportation Accidents, Tourism and Leisure, Rockaway Park
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The road to a memorial
The World Trade Center memorial is now scheduled to be finished a full decade after the terrorist attack. With glaring exceptions--such as Pearl Harbor and the World War II memorials--other tributes in the U.S. have been built much faster. The Oklahoma...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Terrorism, Oklahoma, Rockaway Park, City National Corporation
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William J. Greenberg, has mom in Queens
Defense Department announcementWilliam J. Greenberg graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as "Operation Warrior Forge," at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash., the Defense Department announced Sept. 7. The cadet is a...Tags: Queens (New York City), Armed Forces, Defense, Justice System, Physical Fitness
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Matthew C. McNair of Belle Harbor
Defense Department announcementCoast Guard Seaman Apprentice Matthew C. McNair, son of Mary A. and Micheal S. McNair of Belle Harbor, recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center in Cape May, N. J., the Defense Department announced Oct. 19. During the eight-...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Defense, Justice System, Physical Fitness
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William J. Greenberg of Belle Harbor
Defense Department announcementWilliam J. Greenberg has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader's Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky., the Defense Department announced Sept. 17. Greenberg is the son of Joanne Greenberg of Beach 126th St., Belle Harbor. The...Tags: Firearms, Colleges and Universities, Armed Forces, Advanced Training, Defense
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Crash came as wake-up call for industry
NEWSDAY STAFF WRITERIt was a standard pre-flight check. "Rudders good," First Officer Sten Molin said, after moving the floor pedals that caused the giant flap on the Airbus' tail to swing back and forth. The time was 9:02 a.m., Nov. 12, 2001, and the jet was still on the...Tags: Boeing Co., Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Belle Harbor still coping with plane crash
NEWSDAY STAFF WRITERThrough the windows of her two-story brick house on Beach 131st Street in Belle Harbor, Estelle Fleischer still sees unfinished brickwork and blue construction scaffolding at the nearly finished home nearby. Her view has been that way for years now: A...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Fire Department of New York, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, American Airlines, Inc., Transportation Accidents
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Neighborhood, Flight 587 familes find peace
'Afterwards I want only peace." Those five words, from the writings of Pedro Mir, the late poet laureate of the Dominican Republic, stand as a simple yet profound tribute to the victims of Flight 587. The memorial wall to those 260 victims will be...Tags: Racism, Society, Transportation Accidents, Rockaway Park, Local Elections
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NYers mark Flt. 587's fifth anniversary
NEWSDAY STAFF WRITERTo Angela Martinez of Smithtown, the memorial to the victims of American Airlines Flight 587 marks the end of a five-year wait for somewhere to remember her brother, sister-in-law and young niece. "We waited a long time for a place," said Martinez, 50, a...Tags: Real Estate Agents, American Airlines, Inc., Tourism and Leisure, Christmas, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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A day of tears, demands for truth
STAFF CORRESPONDENTWASHINGTON - Juan Zabala and his sister, Brigidia, arrived here yesterday morning with their tears, their doubts and a homemade sign that went unread. "Who is responsible for this tragedy? Tell me the truth," read the posterboard sign, which Zabala...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Transportation Accidents, Transportation Industry, Metal and Mineral, Virginia
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Up, up and Rockaway in kite festival
Newsday Staff WriterThousands of kite enthusiasts are expected to descend upon the Rockaways this weekend for the sixth annual New York Kite Festival, and they'll do more than shoot the breeze. The free event at Jacob Riis Park Bay 9 will feature food, music and kite...Tags: Pennsylvania, Festive Event, Popular Music, Radio Industry, Culture
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Grief's been down this road before
Special to NewsdayThe scene has become far too familiar in their neighborhood: Families lining Rockaway Beach Boulevard, waving American flags, holding signs, some crying, in silent tribute to the dead. The community has turned out along the same route for funerals of...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., Armed Forces, Fires, Defense, Air and Space Accidents
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