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Retired Pastor Harald Kuehne, a World War II veteran, gave the invocation at Monday’s Memorial Day commemoration as the parade’s Grand Marshal, the Rev. John D. McCarthy, prepared to say a few words.

Heads bowed in remembrance in Rockville Centre

Monday morning began with rain and lightning, but hours later the weather cleared and the sun was beaming over Rockville Centre. At 10 a.m., the Memorial Day parade kicked off under beautiful skies, … more

By Tom Steinert | 6/1/11

Local priest to lead Rockville Centre Memorial Day parade

The Rev. John D. McCarthy of St. Agnes Cathedral has been selected to lead this year’s Memorial Day Parade, set for Monday. The annual commemoration begins at 10 a.m. with a procession down Maple Avenue to Memorial Park, in front of the Recreation Center on Oceanside Road, where a service will begin at 11 a.m. Contingents representing the village police and fire departments, the schools and service and sports organizations will join the march and ceremony. more

Judy Rattner | 5/25/11

Parade Grand Marshal Paul Schlegelmilch thanked the many Rockville Centre residents who came out to honor veterans and soldiers on Memorial Day.

Rockville Centre pays tribute to those who gave all

It was sunny and steamy on Monday morning as several generations of Rockville Centre residents paused to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice and those who put their lives at risk every day to defend America's liberty. Also remembered during the hour-long Memorial Day commemoration at Veterans' Memorial Park were the sacrifices of veterans who are still living and the families of those serving in the armed forces who continue to bear a heavy burden. more

Judy Rattner | 6/2/10

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

5/28/10

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

Mary Malloy | 5/27/10

Members of Rockville Centre's Finest, shown during the 2008 Memorial Day commemoration, will be missing from this year's parade, choosing instead to march in their hometown parades.

Rockville Centre cops pull out of Memorial Day Parade

There will be a notable absence in this year's Rockville Centre Memorial Day Parade. Members of the village Police Department have said they will not be marching due to what their leadership sees as a failure on the village's part in ongoing contract negotiations. more

Alex Costello | 5/26/10

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

Randi Kreiss | 5/20/10

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