We marked Memorial Day on Monday, honoring all those who died in military service to our nation. It was a holiday unlike past years . . .
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5/28/20
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Memorial Day was celebrated differently this year in Rockville Centre, but a small ceremony still took place at Veterans Memorial Park, outside the John A. Anderson Recreation Center, on Monday, organized by American Legion Post 303 and attended by Mayor Francis X. Murray and members of the village police and fire departments.
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By Jill Nossa
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5/28/20
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New York state will allow Memorial Day ceremonies to take place this coming weekend, Governor Cuomo said at his daily briefing on Tuesday.
Ceremonies must, however, be limited to 10 or fewer …
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5/19/20
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New York state will allow Memorial Day ceremonies to take place this coming weekend, Governor Cuomo said at his daily briefing on Tuesday.
Ceremonies must, however, be limited to 10 or fewer …
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5/19/20
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Grand Marshal Michael Fallon stood in the passenger seat of a dark gray Buick convertible, waving and saluting to those lining Maple Avenue, who clapped or waved American flags. “Thank you,” he said to them sweetly, grinning.
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By Ben Strack
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5/29/19
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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.
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5/23/19
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Army veteran Michael Fallon will lead Rockville Centre’s Memorial Day Parade on May 27 after being selected by fellow service members to serve as this year’s grand marshal.
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By Ben Strack
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5/23/19
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“As you commemorate this Memorial Day, whether it be at a barbecue, poolside, at a soccer tournament, or just being among family and friends, it’s important to remember that the freedoms we often take for granted are not free,” Paul Casazza, vice commander of American Legion Post 303, told a crowd of a few hundred outside the John A. Anderson Recreation Center. “They are paid for by the sacrifice and valor of true heroes.”
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By Ben Strack
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5/31/18
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“It’s the guys that didn’t come back [who] are the real heroes,” said veteran Walter Paruch, who will serve as the grand marshal during Rockville Centre’s Memorial Day parade on Monday.
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By Ben Strack
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5/24/18
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Roughly 100 Rockville Centre residents, servicemen, women and veterans gathered at the Recreation Center on Memorial Day this year to perform the somber ritual of remembering those who made the …
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By Peter Belfiore
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6/1/17
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