Chapter Events 2012 L.I. Ducks Baseball Sat. 2 June 2012 Bethpage Field, C.Islip       Past Chapter Events Event Calendar The Long Island Chapter    In Memoriam Arnie Bocksel Class of 1936 Arnold Bocksel, a graduate of the NY Maritime College in 1936, a decorated WW II veteran who endured over three years of barbaric treatment by the Japanese as a POW, passed over the bar on February 27, 2011. His experiences of the "Bataan Death March" and subsequent imprisonment are eloquently told in his book entitled Rice, Men and Barbed Wire. Mr. Bocksel was awarded several medals including the Bronze Star, the Prisoner of War Medal, and the Conspicuous Service Cross from New York State. He has also been acknowledged through several Presidential Citations, both from the United States and the Philippines. He was an active member of several Veterans organizations and the L.I. Chapter of the Fort Schuyler Maritime Alumni Association. More about Arnie Newsday Daily News Arnie Bocksel celebrated his 90th Birthday with the Long Island Chapter in 2003    Click here to review the L.I. Chapter By-Laws Click here to see the current Officers & Board Members of the Alumni Association        Email the Long Island Chapter   Go topside   Ports o' Call From time to time we'll provide links to other Web Sites that may be of interest to Alumni. If you have a favorite site that you think will interest other Maritime Alumni, send its URL along in an email. Fort Schuyler Maritime Alumni Association The Maritime College New York Maritime Parents Association Class of 1947 "Scissorbills" Tour the SS United States Long Island Maritime Museum    Maritime License Plates The New York State Department Of Motor Vehicles has been producing the New York Martime College License Plate since January 2002. Order plates from the New York State DMV.

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