Douglas Olitsky was doing some research for a family reunion when he came across a piece of paper with a story about his grandfather - a Navy veteran who was in Iwo Jima during World War II.
Clifton Park was draped in red, white and blue as more than 200 people took the time to pay their respect to those who made the ultimate sacrifice - and some whose acts of heroism were almost lost to time itself.
Douglas Olitsky then reached out to Rep. Tom Suozzi when they discovered William Olitsky, of Hicksville, had been awarded a Purple Heart."We can't forget the great sacrifices that have been made throughout our nation's history, and to remember soldiers that died in battles we won and battles we lost," Suozzi said.
She added that her father would not be one to talk too much about this kind of honor, saying that it was a sense of community, both on Long Island and in the military, that was truly important to him.
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