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Podcast: The Long Island History Project
Episode: La Salle Military Academy
Description: The De La Salle Christian Brothers moved their all-boy Christian military academy to Oakdale in 1926 and graduated their last class in 2001. On today's episode we'll here from alum Denis McGee about two decades in that storied history. Denis graduated in 1974 during the tail end of the Viet Nam War. His father, Arthur McGee, graduated in 1943 and went on to serve in World War II with the 94th Infantry Division. This interview is part of an oral history project being conducted by the Oakdale Historical Society and the Connetquot Public Library. If you are a an alum of...