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On Memorial Day, have fun, but remember the dead
Memorial Day started as Decoration Day, and it was first observed at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on May 30, 1868, three years after the Civil War reached its bloody conclusion. more
Alicia Somar, 14, right, got a surprise visit from Clarence Presley, of the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels, last Friday. Members of the flight demonstration squadron met with sick children at Nassau University Medical Center before taking to the skies above Jones Beach.
Memorial Day brings pride and honor to East Meadow
The highlight of Alicia Somar’s weekend was a surprise visit by two members of the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels. The 14-year-old was reading her school books in a bed at Nassau University … more
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Community members gathered at the Veterans of Foreign Wars memorial on Monday to place ceremonial wreaths in honor of Memorial Day.
East Meadow veterans honor the fallen at annual Memorial Day ceremony
Veterans from across East Meadow raised their right hands to their temples to salute and commemorate fallen comrades at the Veterans Memorial Park in East Meadow on Monday. more
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The East Meadow Fire Department color guard stepped up to present the nation’s flags to open the Memorial Day ceremony.
East Meadow Fire Department honors the fallen
Memorial Day 2016 was less than colorful, as the preceding evening’s rainfall set the stage for stormy, grey skies — and the cancellation of the annual East Meadow parade the next … more
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Members of the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, left, performed an aerial demonstration.
Military teams take to the skies
The skies over Eisenhower Park resembled an action scene from a summer blockbuster last Saturday, as Navy and Marine Corps units performed aviation demonstrations during a special Fleet Week New York … more
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Pilot Larry Arken and Christina Daly after their flight.
Geico Skytypers Air Show Preview [Photo gallery]
The Geico Skytypers took a member of the Herald team up into their planes for a preview of what they will be doing during the Jones Beach Airshow this weekend. more
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The Air National Guard returns each year with their commanding display of flying expertise, a Memorial Day weekend tradition.
Thrills at the Bethpage Air Show
For many Long Islanders, Memorial Day weekend is all about watching some of those high fliers in the Bethpage Air Show. more
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Members of East Meadow Veterans of Foreign War Post 2736 gathered in Veterans Memorial Park after Monday’s Memorial Day parade, at which thousands of community members honored servicemen and women who died defending the United States.
East Meadow remembers lives lost
Residents of all ages lined East Meadow streets on Monday morning to commemorate Memorial Day, a holiday where we remember the brave servicemen and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve the freedoms that exist today. more
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Three Planes that flew in this weekend’s Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach make a pass by the Statue of Liberty during a media flight on May 20. Herald Photo Editor Christina Daly rode in the Air National Guard plane.
Up, up and away
Before the typical crowd of a couple of hundred thousand people filled Jones Beach for the annual Bethpage Air Show, a fellow Herald editor and I found out what it was like to be high above Long Island in planes rarely entered by civilians. more
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The LIRR will operate extra outbound trains on Friday to help those planning an early departure for Memorial Day Weekend.
MTA announces Memorial Day Weekend service changes
The MTA announced on Wednesday service changes for Memorial Day Weekend, including changes on the Long Island Rail Road and the agency’s bridges and tunnels, designed to help travelers better deal … more
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