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memorial day: Memorial Day 2011, and Giving Back to a Veteran in Need - 05/30/11 10:05 PM
It seems that the older I get, the more meaningful each Memorial Day becomes.
When I was 23, it was a day off, and the marker for wearing summer clothes. When I was 33, it made me a little nostalgic for my father, who passed away when I was 25. Now that I'm 43, Memorial Day is a day of reflection and gratitude.
This might have to do with my own growing awareness of my mortality, but it is deeper than that. Life experience teaches you things, and among the lessons I have learned is that even veterans who make it home … (21 comments)
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memorial day: A Memorial Day Thanks - 05/30/10 10:26 PM
"We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm." -George Orwell
On this Memorial Day, I would like to say "thank you" to the following people:
My grandfather, Ivan Post, for serving in the first World War in France and survived a shell that landed 5 feet away and did not explode. My grandfather, Salvatore Faranda, for serving in the first World War. My second cousin, Tom Faranda, who gave his life on D-Day in the second World War. My father, Joseph S Faranda, who served … (5 comments)
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memorial day: Happy Memorial Day - 05/25/09 05:57 PM
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memorial day: Memorial Day Weekend: Thomas Faranda - 05/22/09 01:26 PM
No, not my brother Tom Faranda, but the Tom Faranda he was named after.
Whatever you are doing right now, you are doing it free from fear and confident in your future. You have much to look forward to. And for that, you owe a debt of gratitude to a US soldier.
Tom Faranda was my father's cousin, who was part of the invasion of Normandy in 1944. He perished in the assault of the beach, and his remains were never found. He was in an amphibious tank which was hit and never made land (I asked my brother if there … (5 comments)
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J Philip Faranda, Broker-Owner
Briarcliff Manor,
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J. Philip Faranda (J. Philip R.E. LLC) Westchester County NY
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Phil Faranda is broker and owner of J. Philip Real Estate LLC in Briarcliff Manor, NY. Since founding the firm as a sole practitioner in late 2005, the team has grown to over 20 agents and closed 300 transactions valued at $125 million. He is in his 3rd term as Vice President of the HGMLS. This blog commentary is geared toward consumers and industry colleagues alike. You can reach him at (914) 723-8900. Warning: *Sarcasm and irony advisory at all times.*
  
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