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Suffolk County Water Authority
PO Box 37
Oakdale NY 11769
(631) 563-0296

September 09, 1999
Military Surplus Water Tanks A Familiar Sight To Veterans

Drinking water for visitors to the Vietnam Wall Experience was furnished by the Suffolk County Water Authority, which provided two "water buffalos" from September 3-6 at the Calabro/Brookhaven Airport in Shirley. Connie Kruk, a Vietnam veteran, shown with his wife, Barbara Guarino Kruk, and one of the repainted military surplus tanks, said it seemed appropriate to have them on hand as such tanks were used for the troops in Vietnam. The two were among the organizers of the event, which enabled Long Islanders to see the three-quarter size replica of the Vietnam War Memorial shown at rear and personally pay their respects to more than 58,000 veterans whose lives were lost in Vietnam.

( SCWA Photo by Elaine Thompson)

The Suffolk County Water Authority is a public benefit corporation operating by virtue of the Public Authorities Law of the State of New York. Serving about 80% of Suffolk's residents, it operates without taxing power on a non-profit basis.