From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
May 28, 2024
American Legion Merrick Post 1282 hosts Memorial Day parade & ceremony
The Merrick Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony has grown to feel more and more like a family event over the years.
My dad was a member of the American Legion Merrick Post 1282, which hosts the events – I’m a member of its Auxiliary unit – and this year my granddaughter Emmy marched with her Girl Scout troop!
VIDEO – Merrick, N.Y., U.S. May 27, 2024. ERIC WIEBOLDT sings ‘Star Spangled Banner’ acapella:
Merrick Memorial Day
VIDEO – Merrick, N.Y., U.S. May 27, 2024. ROBERT DISHMAN, Commander of American Legion Merrick Post 1282, speaks. He first told about the post’s volunteer Rick Ambrosino and his hospitalized father, post member Joseph Ambrosino:
Merrick Memorial Day
Merrick Memorial Day
VIDEO – Merrick, N.Y., U.S. May 27, 2024. LAURA LAHOOD, President of American Legion Auxiliary Merrick Unit 1282, speaks – including about Operation VEST, Veterans Ending Suicide Together:
Merrick Memorial Day
VIDEO – Merrick, N.Y., U.S. May 27, 2024. Nassau County Legislator SETH KOSLOW (D-Dist. 5) speaks:
Merrick Memorial Day
Merrick Memorial Day
Merrick Memorial Day
FEATURE PHOTO (top of post): Merrick, New York, U.S. May 27, 2024. Young men wearing firefighter ceremonial uniforms, including for Merrick Hook and Ladder, prepare to stow large American Flags they carried while marching in Merrick Memorial Day Parade.
Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony: my PHOTO GALLERY
American Legion Merrick Post 1282: merrickpost1282.org
American Legion Merrick Auxiliary Unit 1282
Bellmore-Merrick EMS: bmems.com
Merrick Fire Dept.: merrickfd.org
North Merrick Fire Dept.: northmerrickfd.org
Operation VEST: operationvest.org
VIDEOS:
• Eric Wieboldt sings: vimeo.com/annparry/memorialdaywieboldt
• CDR Robert Dishman: vimeo.com/annparry/memorialdaydishman
• Aux. Pres. Laura Lahood: vimeo.com/annparry/memorialdaylahood
• Bugler TAPS: vimeo.com/annparry/memorialdaybugler
• Leg. Seth Koslow: vimeo.com/annparry/memorialdaykoslow
Magnificent presentation!!!
Thanks, Lou, that means a lot – so happy you saw this post!