Keyword: Memorial Day
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Welcoming May, harbinger of happier days
We have had crueler months than April 2013, but this one singed the soul. more
George Rand
Guest Column: Memorial Day remembrances
In past years, when I travelled to our nation's capital, I tried to visit the Vietnam Memorial. It was always an emotional experience. The "wall," as the memorial is informally known, is a v-shaped … more
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Is it 'sweet and fitting' to die in war?
According to The Associated Press, some 1,843 American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001. more
Xavier Rodriguez, back row, a music teacher at the Stewart Manor Elementary School, led Seloet String students Stephanie Karczewski, left, 11, Nastaran Milani, 11, Christina Chodkiwski, 10, Nicole Dana, 11, Arianna Vandezande, 11, Emma Reifschneider, 10, Gabriella Anzalone, 11, Camila Martinez, 12, Sydnie Jamie, 11, and Patrick Parente, 11, during their performance at the end of the Elmont Memorial Day Parade.
Hundreds attend Elmont, Franklin Square Memorial Day Parades
Hundreds attended the Franklin Square and Elmont Memorial Day parades, which were held last Monday. more
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The Elmont American Legion Post 1033 Color Guard led the Elmont Memorial Day Parade in 2010, which ended at the Elmont Memorial Library.
Remembering U.S. troops at upcoming parades
The Elmont Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 30, beginning at 10:30 a.m., at the Sewanhaka High School, located at 500 Tulip Ave. in Floral Park. The parade will travel south on Covert Avenue, to Hempstead Turnpike, then turns west on the turnpike, ending at the Elmont Memorial Library, located at 700 Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont. The parade is expected to end around 11:15 a.m. more
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Elmont and Franklin Square Memorial Day Parades! [Photo gallery]
Franklin Square and Elmont celebrated Memorial Day with fanfare. more
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The true meaning of Memorial Day
We all think it: Memorial Day symbolizes the start of summer. For many Americans it means dusting off the grill and making the pool water sparkle. It means big sales at the stores. It means hot dogs, baseball and a three-day weekend. It means that spring is on its way out and the hazy, lazy, crazy days of summer are on the way in. more
Nassau County VFW Commander Pete Vitulli, left, and Past Commander Pat Iuliucci sold red poppies the week before Memorial Day. Both are member of VFW Post 3350 in East Rockaway.
Why red poppies for Memorial Day?
In 1915, in response to John McCrae’s battlefront-theme poem In Flanders Fields, Moina Micheal, a professor at the University of Georgia, published a poem in response called “We Shall Keep the … more
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Honoring the fallen, here and over there
According to official reports, six American soldiers were killed during the first two weeks of this month in Afghanistan, casualties of Operation Enduring Freedom. more
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