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John Tonn, a Korean War era veteran and member of American Legion Post 1282, helped to lead the Merricks' annual Memorial Day parade on Monday morning.

Merricks pay homage to the fallen on Memorial Day

As is the annual tradition, the Merricks marked Memorial Day on Monday with a community parade that stretched from Veterans Memorial Plaza in downtown Merrick (formerly Broadcast Plaza) to the War Monument in North Merrick, and residents by the hundreds turned out for the event. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/30/11

Merricks prepare for Memorial Day

Veterans, scouts, marching bands and Little Leaguers are set to take part in the Merricks’ annual Memorial Day parade, which is scheduled to kick off on Monday, May 30, at 9:30 a.m. The parade will begin at Veterans Broadcast Plaza between Merrick and Brooklyn avenues in Merrick. The procession will head north on Merrick Avenue to Veterans Monument at Lee Avenue, where a ceremony will be conducted. Merrick American Legion Post 1282 will once again host the parade. Above, veterans marched proudly in the Merrick's Memorial Day parade in 2010. more

5/24/11

As always, veterans led the Merricks' annual Memorial Day parade.

The Merricks remember the fallen

As is the annual tradition, the Merricks marked Memorial Day on Monday with a community parade that stretched from Veterans Memorial Plaza in downtown Merrick (formerly Broadcast Plaza) to the War Monument in North Merrick, and residents by the hundreds turned out for the event. more

Scott Brinton | 5/31/10

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

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