Santa Takes a Break Firefighters Bring Christmas to the Wounded

Terence ‘Santa’Powderly of the Bellerose Fire Department takes a break aftera long day visiting with the wounded and theirchildren during Nassau County Firefighters Operation Wounded Warriorvisit to Bethesda and Fort Belvoirin December.

Nassau County firefighters, as they have forthe past 18 years, travelled down the East Coast to military installations in Decemberto bring Christmas to ourwounded warriors and their families. Firefighters made stops at Bethesda, MD; Fort Belvoir, VA; and Camp Lejeune and Fort Bragg in Nort Carolina. They also provided additional gift card assistance to the wounded at the VAHospital at Northport and to Nassau County Veteran Services. Former Hempstead Town Councilman and now Congressman Anthony D’Esposito, an ex-Chief of Island Park, made the trip and helped serve the wounded at Fort Belvoir.

- Fire News story by Steve Grogan