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Ed Correll, of the Vietnam War Veterans Association, served in the color guard that led the Bellmore Memorial Day parade on Monday.
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Veterans made their way down Bellmore Avenue from Newbridge Elementary School in North Bellmore to the war monument at Bedford Avenue and Sunrise Highway in Bellmore Village, where a Memorial Day service was held.
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Tom Valenti, owner of Piccolo Ristorante in Bellmore and a longtime Chamber of Commerce leader and supporter of local organizations, served as the parade grand marshal.v
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Al Belbol Sr., of Merrick, a member of North Bellmore American Legion Post 1749, was all smiles as he marched.
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Members of Cub Scout Pack 192.
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The Mepham High School marching band performed at the parade, along with a host of other ensembles, including the Kennedy High School band.
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John Hensen, a member of the Fourth Degree Assembly of the Knights of Columbus of Bellmore.
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Bellmore community members on Monday gathered for the annual Memorial Day parade and memorial service.
The parade stepped off at Newbridge Road Elementary School to Bellmore Avenue, before going west on Oak Street and south on Bedford Avenue to the Bellmore World War I monument beside the Long Island Rail Road station. There, a ceremony honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrafice took place.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2770, American Legion Post 1749, American Legion Post 948, the Vietnam War Veterans Association and marching bands from Kennedy and Mepham high schools, as well as Newbridge Road and Martin Avenue elementary schools participated.
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