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Merricks prepare for Memorial Day

Posted Tuesday, May 24, 2011 11:56 am

Scott Brinton/Herald

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. At left, veterans marched proudly in the Merrick's Memorial Day parade in 2010.

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