Copiague VFW 9482

10/10/2021

Hall rental

10/10/2021

Post rental

07/20/2021

Copiague seniors at the Vfw

05/31/2021

Christopher Slutman wore two uniforms. He served in the Marine Corps Reserve as a Staff Sergeant with the 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines, and as a firefighter with FDNY. He spent 15 years with FDNY working in the Bronx. In 2014, Slutman was awarded a medal for bravery after rescuing a woman from her house. They responded to the high-rise apartment building and were met with fire and smoke as soon as they forced the door into her apartment. Slutman crawled through the apartment, located the unconscious woman in her bedroom, and dragged her to safety.
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In 2019, Slutman deployed to Afghanistan with his Marines as part of Operation Resolute Support. On April 8, 2019 he was killed when a vehicle-borne IED targeting his convoy exploded nearby. Sgt Benjamin Hines and Cpl Robert Hendriks also died in the explosion. Slutman was 43 years old.
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05/31/2021

05/30/2021

05/30/2021

Parade