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Local Leaders Pay Tribute to D-Day Veterans

A crowd gathered Friday for the dedication of the new Museum of American Armor at Old Bethpage Village Restoration. 

Joining them were Assemb. Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove), who spoke to the men and women who paid tribute on the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day landings on Normandy beach in France. 

The multimillion facility will house 30 operational World War II vehicles and serve as a powerful educational tool for students throughout Long Island for years to come. 

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Lavine is responsible for providing a $250,000 grant from the Assembly for the Museum which was constructed with $3 million in private funds from Lawrence Kadish and his wife Susan. 

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