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The Department has launched a unique campaign to support the brave men and women who are preserving our freedom abroad. First Deputy Commissioner Michael Bimonte and I both Navy veterans have arranged for the department to adopt the U.S.S.
Austin, an amphibious transport dock ship with a crew of 437 and 900 Marines currently in the Persian Gulf. The ship was built at the old Brooklyn Navy Yard; its Commanding Officer is from the Bronx, and more importantly, the loved ones of some DSNY employees are on board.
For the holidays, the crew can use movies (either DVD or VCR), crossword puzzles, books, appropriate magazines, footballs or baseballs for on-deck recreation, non-perishable snack foods, prepaid phone calling cards, etc. They also could use letters of support from New York’s Strongest.
In return, the U.S.S. Austin will proudly fly our Sanitation Department flag. Doug Luback, Supervisor of Mechanics, is coordinating our drive with Gloria Coletti at Fresh Kills. Doug also is a Lt.Commander in the Naval Reserves and has served both America and the DSNY in Iraq and more recently in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Your Borough Chiefs have more details on how you can help.
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