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Coming together for Veterans Day

Posted Friday, November 27, 2015 3:13 pm

Members of the East Meadow Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2736 gathered for a special Veterans Day breakfast last week.

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Leo Catalfomo and Frank Salamiho decided to attend the breakfast held in honor of Veterans Day.

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Vincent Rupolo, a World War II veteran, and John Bonsignore, who served in the Korean War, chatted and shared memories.

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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2736 Commander John Mallico, who served the Army in World War II, and United States Navy veteran Ken Arnold took photos at the post’s monument on Veteran’s Day.

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Andy Pfortsch and James Carbone, who both served during World War II, came to Veterans Memorial Park on the holiday.

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The veterans enjoyed breakfast at the park before visiting the monument together.

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By Julie Mansmann

East Meadowites who served the American armed forces gathered for a special Veterans Day breakfast last week.

Leaders of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2736 organize the program annually. Members came together at Veterans Memorial Park at 10 a.m. on Nov. 11 to commemorate the holiday.

The program began with a breakfast, at which the veterans chatted and enjoyed each other’s company. After their meal, they visited the post’s monument, which is west of the intersection of East Meadow and Prospect avenues. They snapped photos in front of the structure with family members and one another.

Nassau County also hosted Veterans Day celebrations in and around East Meadow recently. The Veterans Day Parade, which kicked off in Westbury, took place on Sat., Nov. 7. The county’s annual Veterans Day ceremony was held the following day at the Veteran Plaza in Eisenhower Park.

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