Community Memorial Day celebration goes on despite weather
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Vincent Montera, commander at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2770, left, was joined by Chaplain Everett Fitch at Bellmore’s Memorial Day ceremony on Monday.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander Vincent Montera, pictured at Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony in Bellmore.
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Leo Ferraro, an associate member of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars, pictured at Monday’s ceremony.
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Karl Farsberg, of the Bellmore Fire Department, was the flag bearer at Monday’s ceremony.
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Bellmore firefighters carried in American flags at the Memorial Day ceremony on Monday.
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Matthew Montera, who will attend West Point in the fall, played Taps.
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Local Boy Scouts carried in wreaths during Bellmore’s Memorial Day ceremony on Monday.
Bellmore’s Memorial Day celebration at the Veterans Memorial Park was cut short by the weather, and a North Bellmore parade was cancelled. However, the weather on Monday didn’t keep many, including Boy Scouts, VFW and American Legion members, local firefighters, the Ladies Auxiliary and more from remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country.
