Tribute to US Soldier/NYPD Officer
Lukin1278
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Hello All,
For anyone in the NY/Long Island area, if you are free this Saturday, January 22nd, 2011, please join us at a very special event to honor James D. McNaughton, a New York City Police Officer who was killed in Iraq. Jimmy was a Staff Sergeant with the Army Reserve's 306th MP Battalion, based out of Uniondale, Long Island. He served 5 years on active duty as a Military Police Officer, stationed in Fort Irwin, California and Mannheim Germany. Jimmy also served tours in Bosnia and Kosovo. After an honorable discharge, he remained in the Army Reserves, and joined the NYPD. He graduated with the “9/11 class”. This academy class spent the most time in the history of the NYPD in the Academy due to 9/11. His unit was activated in October of 2002 for Operation Noble Eagle. After his one year deployment was complete he went back to patrolling District 2, Canal Street Subway, in lower Manhattan. Jimmy volunteered for his second deployment in October 2004. Upon completion of training in Fort Dix for two months, the 306th MP BN left for Iraq on December 26, 2004. When arriving in Iraq the unit took command of Abu Ghraib Prison. In June of 2005 his Commanding Officer asked for volunteers with actual police experience to help train the Iraqi Highway Patrol. There were several Police Officers within the unit, however, Jimmy told his fellow Soldiers to stand down. Jimmy stated that he would accept the dangerous assignment based on the fact that his fellow Soldiers had families and children. On August 2, 2005 while on patrol, Jimmy was struck by a sniper. James McNaughton, 27, was the first New York City Cop to give his life for his country as a soldier in the line of duty while serving in Iraq.
We invite you all to come down to between Mulcahy's Pub & Concert Hall in Wantagh, NY between 1pm and 8pm to honor and celebrate the life of a true hero with a day filled with fun and entertainment. There will be special performances from some local bands - Big Shot and Plunge, and the USO, the NY Shields, Pipes & Drums will also be performing and some surprises to be revealed at the event. There will be free food and happy hour specials all day long!
There will be plenty of raffles including some great gifts including:
* Pearl Jam Poster from the Hartford Show (5/15/10) sent from and AUTOGRAPHED BY THE WHOLE BAND!
* 46” Sony Bravia LCD 1080P
* Nintendo Wii
* Xbox 360 4GB Video System
* Southwest Airlines Tickets:
* 2 Round trip Tickets from Southwest Airlines
* And Tons of other prizes....
If you have not been to this event over the past few years, please take a moment to watch this video that contains some memorable moments from last year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbHxWaGv_gc
For those with Facebook, here is the link to the event page - Please pass along the invite to all of your friends - http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=169573806404061
For more info or any questions, please visit http://www.jimmymcnaughton.com or contact Vinny at <!-- e --><a href="mailto:vzecca1@yahoo.com">vzecca1@yahoo.com</a><!-- e -->
Thanks and hope to see you all there for what is sure to be another special day!
For anyone in the NY/Long Island area, if you are free this Saturday, January 22nd, 2011, please join us at a very special event to honor James D. McNaughton, a New York City Police Officer who was killed in Iraq. Jimmy was a Staff Sergeant with the Army Reserve's 306th MP Battalion, based out of Uniondale, Long Island. He served 5 years on active duty as a Military Police Officer, stationed in Fort Irwin, California and Mannheim Germany. Jimmy also served tours in Bosnia and Kosovo. After an honorable discharge, he remained in the Army Reserves, and joined the NYPD. He graduated with the “9/11 class”. This academy class spent the most time in the history of the NYPD in the Academy due to 9/11. His unit was activated in October of 2002 for Operation Noble Eagle. After his one year deployment was complete he went back to patrolling District 2, Canal Street Subway, in lower Manhattan. Jimmy volunteered for his second deployment in October 2004. Upon completion of training in Fort Dix for two months, the 306th MP BN left for Iraq on December 26, 2004. When arriving in Iraq the unit took command of Abu Ghraib Prison. In June of 2005 his Commanding Officer asked for volunteers with actual police experience to help train the Iraqi Highway Patrol. There were several Police Officers within the unit, however, Jimmy told his fellow Soldiers to stand down. Jimmy stated that he would accept the dangerous assignment based on the fact that his fellow Soldiers had families and children. On August 2, 2005 while on patrol, Jimmy was struck by a sniper. James McNaughton, 27, was the first New York City Cop to give his life for his country as a soldier in the line of duty while serving in Iraq.
We invite you all to come down to between Mulcahy's Pub & Concert Hall in Wantagh, NY between 1pm and 8pm to honor and celebrate the life of a true hero with a day filled with fun and entertainment. There will be special performances from some local bands - Big Shot and Plunge, and the USO, the NY Shields, Pipes & Drums will also be performing and some surprises to be revealed at the event. There will be free food and happy hour specials all day long!
There will be plenty of raffles including some great gifts including:
* Pearl Jam Poster from the Hartford Show (5/15/10) sent from and AUTOGRAPHED BY THE WHOLE BAND!
* 46” Sony Bravia LCD 1080P
* Nintendo Wii
* Xbox 360 4GB Video System
* Southwest Airlines Tickets:
* 2 Round trip Tickets from Southwest Airlines
* And Tons of other prizes....
If you have not been to this event over the past few years, please take a moment to watch this video that contains some memorable moments from last year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbHxWaGv_gc
For those with Facebook, here is the link to the event page - Please pass along the invite to all of your friends - http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=169573806404061
For more info or any questions, please visit http://www.jimmymcnaughton.com or contact Vinny at <!-- e --><a href="mailto:vzecca1@yahoo.com">vzecca1@yahoo.com</a><!-- e -->
Thanks and hope to see you all there for what is sure to be another special day!
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For those who can't attend the event - here is a great video that we put together that is presented at the event. It is a tribute to James to the tune of "My Hero" by the Foo Fighters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGhEDBJXk4A&feature=player_embedded