Nassau Coliseum Holding Military Appreciation Month Events

The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum will be holding events throughout November to honor local veterans and their families.

The month of military appreciation tipped off on Nov. 5 with a Marine Corps 243rd birthday party celebration at a Long Island Nets practice at ‘Yes We Can’ Community Center. Marines from the 1st Marine Corps district in Garden City watched the practice, had a meet and greet session with the players, and then shared a cake in celebration of the birthday.

In addition to events in the community, complimentary tickets to various events at the Coliseum will be provided to military and veterans, and stories of Long Island veterans who have served from WWII until the present day will be shared via in-arena digital campaigns and social media.

Some of the events this month include:

Long Island Nets Military Appreciation Game Presented by Bank of America
The Long Island Nets will host a Military Appreciation game where veterans from each branch of the military will be honored with an in-game presentation along with a special plaque of recognition. The Long Island Nets will wear special edition military-inspired jerseys to pay homage to active duty military, veterans and their families. Kids in attendance at the Long Island Nets Military Appreciation game will have the opportunity to create Veterans Day cards in the Kids Zone that will be delivered to the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook. All Veterans and active duty military can receive two free tickets to this game by presenting a military ID to the Box Office. Sunday, Nov. 11 from 3 to 5 p.m.

Thanksgiving Celebration for Returning Service Members and their Families
NYCB LIVE and Levy Restaurants will host service members of the 408th AG Co. and their families to celebrate Thanksgiving and enjoy an evening of food, gratitude and family. Soldiers of the 408th were deployed for nine months to multiple areas overseas, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE. The 408th is an Army Reserve unit and the soldiers in the unit are all citizen soldiers with civilian jobs or college students. Nov. 19 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

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