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Honoring My Second Cousin – Memorial Day 2026

On Memorial Day, I’m honoring and remembering Jimmy Galutz. He was just 21 when he was in Viet Nam. Jimmy paid the ultimate price. He was my second cousin.I was six years old and I remember going to a Drum Corps exhibition in Syracuse, NY with my parents. I...

A Story of Two Mothers

One grew up in the California Bay Area and the other one in Cortland, New York.My mom was Josephine Cifonelli Biviano. She was proud of her Italian heritage, loved my father with her whole heart, and raised our family with compassion and discipline. She was very close...