While serving his country in Iraq, Brendan Marrocco of Staten Island was severely injured when his convoy was hit on Easter morning. While he survived the explosion, Marrocco became a quadruple amputee in the process, and also suffered burns to his face and damage to one eye. He is {read more...}

By Harold Egeln
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

DYKER HEIGHTS — The Marines landed here on Monday, and the community welcomed them with praise and money to help war-injured heroes and their families recover and live anew.

The Third Annual Semper Fi Golf Classic and Awards Dinner, with salutes from Borough President Marty Markowitz, state Sen. Marty Golden, Nashville singing sensation Stephen Cochran and Miss America 2008 Kirsten Haglund, was held at the Dyker Beach Golf Course and its {read more...}

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BAY RIDGE — A Brooklyn veteran recently donated a work of art to the Brooklyn campus of the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, otherwise known as the Brooklyn VA Hospital.

Actually, it was the second piece of art that Morris “Mike� Greenstein created specifically for the facility. The first piece he donated to the hospital in 1995 was of Lower Manhattan, with the Twin Towers prominent in the skyline. Greenstein works with mixed media, {read more...}

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Through its Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), the BRRG Club has provided a safe and structured learning environment centered on safe handling and proficiency with firearms. The USNSCC’s mission is that “through organization and cooperation with the Department of the Navy, to {read more...}

By Harold Egeln
Brooklyn Eagle

BAY RIDGE — It’s music for Bay Ridge fans of singer and songwriter Sonia Montez and for U.S. troops abroad at her evening concert at {read more...}

I am being inundated with mail from religious and veterans’ organizations, and other organizations (some of which I’ve never heard of) — From all over the United States these groups are asking for contributions. It seems that {read more...}

BROOKLYN — What a difference the day makes — yesterday, everyone was complaining of the heat which hit 98 degrees. Today is a beautiful 78. No complaints today. My friends asked how I fared with {read more...}

The Army’s most popular outdoor ceremonial program will be presented at Marine Park on June 28 at 6 p.m. Arrive early and you can enjoy the sounds of the US Army’s Jazz Ensemble, {read more...}

A highlight of the day was the introduction of Colonel Steven Smith, the new commander of Fort Hamilton. Senator Golden introduced him to the cheering crowd and the colonel expressed his thanks and anticipation of working with the supportive Bay Ridge residents.

“I have only been here for a few days, {read more...}

BROOKLYN — WCBS weekend anchor Steve Bartelstein told the crowd about the importance of nurses in cancer care.

“They know when you are having a good day or a bad day. When you sit down with a nurse, they are the ones who look you right in the eye. They listen to you and pump you up. I want to say thank you to all the nurses.�

Bartelstein has been cancer free for over three months {read more...}

By Tom Kane
Brooklyn Eagle

BROOKLYN -- On June 10, 2008, at approximately ten hundred hours, a command change occurred at the United States Army Garrison at Fort Hamilton. On the historic bluff overlooking the lower Narrows, with the beautiful Verrazano-Narrows Bridge as a backdrop, Colonel Tracey E. Nicholson relinquished command to incoming commander Colonel Stephen V. Smith by handing off the Garrison Flag.

This change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition. This action is symbolized in {read more...}

By Caitlin McNamara
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Dr. Gwen Cohen Brown knows that dental hygiene — that perennially overlooked, somewhat dry-sounding issue — is paramount to good health.

When the New York {read more...}