Kimco/King Kullen are back again after having lost before a seven-hour Board of Zoning Appeals Hearing in January. They are proposing the exact same proposal, that of a large supermarket, positioned behind the Today's Man/Wiz complex of stores on Northern Boulevard. This time they are going before the North Hempstead Town Board, hoping to convince them that this property should be re-zoned from "Parking" to "Business A," which would automatically allow them to build that which was denied by the Board of Zoning Appeals. Please come to the hearing on Tuesday, June 8, and listen and learn the true facts of this application and what it will mean to Manhasset.

Phyllis J. Clark

President, Terrace Manor Civic Association

My thanks to Pam Wakem Vincent for writing such a powerful and beautiful guest editorial "Remembering the Heroes of Iwo Jima" in your May 27th edition. How fortunate she made me feel to live in the same community that produced PFC James Kieran Vincent, USMC. A genuine American hero.

For those who did not have a chance to read the article, PFC Vincent was a 1943 graduate of Manhasset High School. On Iwo Jima, at the age of only 19, he gave his life for his country. He received the Navy Cross posthumously "for extraordinary heroism." (Next to the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross is the highest award the Navy can give.)

The article further explained that the family tradition with the Marine Corps continues with the son of the author, Lt. Col. Brian J. Vincent, who just returned to the United States from a 3-year tour at Yokota Air Base in Japan. As a part of his service in the Pacific, Colonel Vincent was able to visit Iwo Jima. What a thrill it must have been for him.

My special thanks to the Vincent family for what they have, and continue to contribute to our country. Manhasset is a better place for all you have done.

Robert Previdi

Memorial Day is always special. But this year it was even more so for me and for 200 other Vets, because of the beautiful tribute given to us by the students of Manhasset Middle School. An Evening of Honor included a musical tribute with such favorites as In the Mood and Boogie Boogie Bugle Boy. Had it not been for the S.R.O. crowd, the vets would have been in the aisle doing the Lindy. The Armed Forces Salute, where one stands up for the hymn of the branch in which he or she served, gave everyone goose bumps, if not tears in their eyes. Victory at Sea was played while enlargement of military photos provided by the vets were displayed on a screen for all to see.

Many phases of the curriculum were involved in the program, including music, computer science, language arts and history. The students who put it all together got an experience of history that could never have come from a textbook. From the opening strains of The Star Spangled Banner to the communal singing of God Bless America, the evening was without parallel and all the veterans were deeply touched.

The tribute was conceived and executed by a class mother¬Barbara Parasco, who was quick to give credit to many others, including the Principal, Mr. Gilroy and the music teachers. Thank you so much, Mrs. Parasco and thanks to all your helpers. We World War II Veterans are blessed to have been honored by this very special evening.

Catherine N. Dillon