From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
May 28, 2024
American Legion Merrick Post 1282 hosts Memorial Day parade & ceremony
Merrick, N.Y., U.S. May 27, 2024. SHARON WILLIAMS, an American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1282 member, stands next to that unit’s wreath. (© 2024 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
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
Merrick, N.Y., U.S. May 27, 2024. Merrick, N.Y., U.S. May 27, 2024. VINCENT MIENTUS, a Viet Nam veteran, and member of Merrick Freeport VFW Post 1310, attends Memorial Day Ceremony. (© 2024 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
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, N.Y., U.S. May 27, 2024. Women holding Bellmore-Merrick Emergency Medical Services EMS banner march in Merrick Memorial Day Parade.(© 2024 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
Merrick Memorial Day
Merrick, N.Y., U.S. May 27, 2024. Bellmore Merrick Emergency Medical Services EMS members, including paramedics, march in Merrick Memorial Day Parade. (© 2024 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
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
Merrick, N.Y., U.S. May 27, 2024. U.S. Army Major AL GARBARINO, who served in Iraq, wears his white uniform at the Memorial Day Ceremony. (© 2024 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
VIDEO – Merrick, N.Y., U.S. May 27, 2024. Nassau County Legislator SETH KOSLOW (D-Dist. 5) speaks:
Merrick Memorial Day
Merrick, N.Y., U.S. May 27, 2024. CAVIN EDWARDS, a Marine Corps veteran, and his daughter, MAYA LYNN EDWARDS, 7, stand in front of WWII monument. Edwards served in Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf. (© 2024 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
Merrick Memorial Day
Merrick, N.Y., U.S. May 27, 2024. Nassau County Legislator SETH KOSLOW (Democrat – District 5), of South Merrick, attends Memorial Day Ceremony. (© 2024 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)
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
Merrick, N.Y., U.S. May 27, 2024. Wood sign announces new members are welcome to American Legion Merrick Post 1282. (© 2024 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)