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Playland invites local veterans, families to Appreciation Day this weekend

May
22

Local veterans and service members are invited to bring their families to “Appreciation Day” at Playland this Sunday, for a day of fun and military tributes.playland.jpg

The events include a 1:30 p.m. honor guard, firing squad and bugler at the Music Tower Theater, then a Fleet Week military helicopter demonstration from 2 to 4 p.m. by Marines from Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Veterans will be entitled to ride discounts (2 for 1 Fun Bands) for the entire family and free parking at the amusement park, located off I-95 Exit 19. Military personnel in uniform get free rides all day.

Registration will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Veterans must show their DD-214 papers, a VA ID or a current membership card to a veteran organization. Pre-register and get a pass for free parking. Stop by the Veterans Service Agency, 112 E. Post Road, Room 442, White Plains, or call (914) 995-2146.

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 at 5:28 am by Nicole Neroulias.
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KatieRich Liebson is a "military brat" who grew up on bases in the U.S. and Germany during his father's 23-year career as an Air Force enlisted man. Rich enlisted in the Army in 1976 and until his discharge in 1980 was assigned to the 78th Engineer Battalion in Ettlingen, Germany, as a public information specialist and translator. He's been a reporter at The Journal News and its forerunner, the Reporter Dispatch, for more than 20 years. During that time he's covered a variety of beats and has written frequently about veterans and veterans issues.
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