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Residents, veterans, and their families were able to place a flower in front of the memorial at Veterans Memorial Plaza engraved with the names of fallen soldiers who left the village to serve in the nation’s wars.

With a bright morning sky overhead, the streets were lined with flag-waving residents to observe and pay their respects to the memory of those who gave their lives in the service of this country … more

By Juan Lasso | 6/2/22

Post 390 Parade Grand Marshal Robert Jenkins served with the Army 2930 and P Company during peacetime, doing arms testing outside Las Vegas.

Perfect Hempstead Memorial Day parade on a perfect day

Hempstead’s Memorial Day Parade this past Sunday held both the solemnity of remembering those who died defending the United States of America, and the joy of seeing the community parade its best under a brilliant afternoon sun. more

By Reine Bethany | 6/2/22

State and village officials and American Legion Post 342 members recited the Pledge of Allegiance, led by post member Dominic Albanese.

A day of remembrance and community spirit

With flags waving and band instruments shining bright in the sunlight, Freeport’s Memorial Day parade honored the sacrifice of the community’s fallen soldiers. more

By Reine Bethany | 6/2/22

Marching to remember. The Rockville Centre Police Department color guard marched past St. Agnes Cathedral at Monday's Memorial Day Parade.

Rockville Centre Memorial Day Parade returns

The residents of Rockville Centre marched through the streets of the village and into Veterans Park at the Recreation Center on Monday to commemorate those who have given their lives in the United States’ military. more

By Tom Carrozza | 6/2/22

From left, Samuel Abrons, Anthony Kamanes, Casey Provotera and Leslie Villafierte Castro, from East Meadow High School, played echo taps for the ceremony following the parade.

With parade and ceremony, E.M. honors the fallen

A parade, a backyard barbecue, American flags, and tons of red, white and blue: images of Memorial Day, the holiday observed across the country on the last Monday in May. East Meadow is no different, … more

By Mallory Wilson | 6/2/22

Grand Marshal Dave Hubbard, far right, with Master of Ceremonies Fred Neilsen, veterans both.

Remembering the fallen

Families, children and veterans lined the streets to watch Glen Cove’s annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday. The beat of the drums from the Sea Cliff Band and the sound of trumpets from the … more

6/2/22

City of Glen Cove Director of Veteran Affairs and Vietnam veteran Tony Jimenez, salutes at the veteran monument, located at the corner of Elm Ave and Frost Pond Road on Sunday.

Laying of the wreaths day before Memorial Day

Laying of the wreaths at veteran monuments is a symbolic tradition for the communities of Glen Cove. Along with honoring the fallen United States soldiers on Memorial Day, the ceremony, which is held … more

By Letisha Dass | 6/2/22

World War II veteran Herb Rosenberg will serve as the grand marshal of the village’s Memorial Day Parade on Monday. At right, Rosenberg with American Legion Post 303 Commander Frank Colon during Rosenberg’s 100th birthday celebration in November.

World War II veteran to serve as grand marshal of Rockville Centre's Memorial Day Parade

Herb Rosenberg can still vividly remember being a prisoner of war in Nazi-occupied Denmark during World War II. more

By Mike Smollins | 5/26/22

As part of ‘Glen Cove Salutes,’ Ralph Comitino, president of Public Works CSEA, left, and Lydia Wen, librarian at Glen Cove Public Library, hung banners of veterans across Morgan Park on May 3.

Remembering the community’s heroes

The City of Glen Cove is honoring its veterans on Memorial Day weekend with a display of banners imprinted with photos of them. The public library, the Veterans Affairs office and the Public Works … more

By Letisha Dass | 5/26/22

Veterans, fire department members, and residents attend the ceremony at Silver Lake Park.

Memorial Day under an overcast Baldwin sky

Baldwinites gathered on the chilly, cloudy morning of Monday, May 31 at 11 a.m. to remember and honor the fallen at a ceremony at Veteran’s Memorial Plaza in Silver Lake Park hosted by the … more

By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez | 6/17/21

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