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Lynbrook American Legion members paid their respects in front of the Doughboy Monument after the 2019 Memorial Day Parade. This year, the village returns to in-person memorials.

Lynbrook, East Rockaway to host Memorial Day ceremonies

Lynbrook will hold its annual Memorial Day parade in person this year and also host a movie in the park, while East Rockaway will host a service instead of a parade. more

By Tom Carrozza | 5/26/21

Scott Whitting, who served in the U.S. Army, was honored as a Glen Head “Hometown Hero.”

Honoring veterans through banners around town

Locals may see many the faces of their neighbors as they take a stroll through downtown Glen Head and Glenwood Landing, but as Memorial Day approaches, they will learn who their local veterans are. more

By Jennifer Corr | 5/21/21

South Side Middle School students James Loud, Michael Riomao and Declan Sheehan, flanked by Rockville Centre American Legion Post 303 Commander Frank Colon, left, and James’s father, Ed Loud.

South Side Middle Schoolers donate to veterans

Three boys from South Side Middle School knew exactly what they wanted to do to give back to their community as part of a collaborative class project. James Loud, Michael Riomao and Declan … more

By Bridget Downes | 5/20/21

Wantagh American Legion 1273 in 2018 led the Wantagh Memorial Day parade down Wantagh Avenue with a pipe band.

Possible Memorial Day parade set in Wantagh

John Sottnik, the vice commander of the Wantagh American Legion Post 1273, sent out a letter on April 29 letting the community know that the post applied for a Wantagh Memorial Day Parade permit. However, whether a parade will be held or not is at the discretion of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office. more

5/7/21

Steven Burke, one of the founding members of the Baldwin Hot Rod Association, helped organized a car parade for Memorial Day.

Baldwin group shows off ‘hot rods’

Members of the Baldwin Hot Rod Association, in collaboration with the Baldwin American Legion Post 246, organized a car parade on May 25 that led to the veterans memorial in Silver Lake Park on … more

By Bridget Downes | 6/12/20

Edward Olvera, a 97-year-old Baldwin resident and World War II veteran, was honored by an intimate ceremony on Memorial Day May 25.

Wantagh pipe band honors Baldwin ‘hometown hero’

To mark Memorial Day, World War II veteran Edward Olvera, a Baldwin resident, was honored for his service to the country outside his home on May 25. John Stone, of the Wantagh American Legion Pipe … more

6/12/20

After the wreaths were placed, a gun salute was given.

Mourning our service members in Bayville

Although the Covid-19 pandemic caused veterans from the Robert H. Spittel Post 1285 American Legion to cancel its annual parade, a ceremony was still held on Monday to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. more

6/1/20

A salute from former Quentin Roosevelt Post 4 American Legion Commander Reginal Butt served as symbol of love of country and an appreciation for those veterans that never made it home alive.

A day to honor service members who never returned home alive

Quentin Roosevelt Post 4 American Legion began its Memorial Day ceremony with a somber laying of the wreath at the legion’s monument in the hamlet. That was followed by a startling pop, pop, pop, from a three volley-salute, performed by members of the N.Y. 11th Regiment Military Honor Guard. It is a ceremonial act performed at military funerals, as is the playing of taps on the bugle, which followed. It was all more than appropriate on Memorial Day, when our country mourns our service members that did not return home alive. more

By Laura Lane | 5/29/20

A small contingent from the Baldwin American Legion Post 246, including Commander Bob Hare, center, gave tribute to the men and women who died serving the country at a Memorial Day ceremony Monday.

Commemorating veterans in Baldwin amid Covid-19

While the Covid-19 pandemic has altered the way people across the nation will mark Memorial Day and pay tribute to the men and women who died serving the country, the Baldwin American Legion Post 246 … more

By Bridget Downes | 5/28/20

Remembering our warriors’ sacrifices

We marked Memorial Day on Monday, honoring all those who died in military service to our nation. It was a holiday unlike past years . . . more

5/28/20

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