A quote from Anna Spiewak
Staff Writer, Town News
September  17, 2003

"It was a night of teary eyes, reflection and appreciation,
with images showing that the importance of First Responders
cannot be understated"

 A quote from Chief Journalist John Harrington
Navy Newsstand
November 4, 2003

"The attacks of September 11, 2001, affected everyone who witnesses the tragedy in one form or another, whether child or adult.  For student at East Brook Middle School, the effects of that day's tragic events can be measured in how the children have responded:  they have turned a horrific event into tributes to those who serve"

A quote from Merry Firschein
Staff Writer, The Record
May 27, 2004

"After 3 days aboard the USS Iwo Jima, it was finally showtime and when a burly Marine started crying as 7th grader, Julie Earls rehearsed her song "Hero". . . the students knew their presentation to more than  800 sailors and Marines would be a success.  Principal Willis Bott said word went around the ship like wildfire after that and the Hangar Bay of the USS Iwo Jima was packed for the Tuesday night show"