First flag in months raised at Post 455

Posted Monday, February 27, 2012 1:12 am

Local residents saluted a new American flag that was raised at the VFW Post 455 in Elmont last week.

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Local residents, including Bill Garnett, Muzzio Tallini, Tom Bennet Jr. and Frank Hrbek, stood in front of a new American flag that was raised — at the VFW Post 455 in Elmont — last week.

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Local veterans Ralph Esposito, left, past-commander of the American Legion Post 1033, and Carl Achille, owner of The Shop in Elmont, raised a new flag at the VFW Post 455 building on Feb. 20.

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By Jackie Nash

Local residents gathered at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 455 building, on Meacham Avenue in Elmont, on Feb. 20 to raise a new American flag in front of the building. The flag is the first to be flown in front the building in the past several months, and was donated by the American Legion Post 1033 in Elmont.

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