Information on Merrick's Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony 2023
Merrick Post No. 1282, American Legion, again will host the Merrick’s Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony on Monday, May 29, 2023. Post Members and Veterans are asked to form at Merrick Avenue and Veterans (Broadcast) Plaza at 8:45 a.m. We shall start the parade at 9:30 a.m. and plan to start the ceremony at the Merrick’s Veteran Memorial Park at about 10:45 a.m. We will have cars for those who cannot march. Invites to parade participants have been sent out to Merricks Churches, Synagogues, Schools, Clubs, Organizations, Fire Departments and Politicians.
The parade and ceremony will be held rain or shine!!!
Post staff member, Richard M. Ambrosino, will chair this event.
Law and Order Day 2023 Ceremony
On Sunday, March 26, 2023, at 3:00 pm, the Post will be conducting its annual Law and Order Day Ceremony for outstanding individuals who have served their community during the past year (2022) from the First and Seventh Police Precincts, the MTA/LIRR Police Department, the New York State Police Department, the Merrick and North Merrick Fire Departments and the Bellmore/Merrick EMS Department. Family members of these chosen individuals are invited to witness this ceremony. Refreshments will be served.
American Legion Merrick Post No. 1282 and Auxiliary Unit 1282 Holiday Party
at Guy Anthony's 2208 Jerusalem Avenue, North Merrick
Fried Zucchini and Mozzoarella Sticks with Marinara Dipping Sauce and Facaccia Bread
Pasta
Choice of Entree:
Chicken Francaise
Sliced Steak with Fried Onions or w/ Mushrooms
Grilled Atlantic Salmon
Vegetarian Eggplaft Parmesan
Soda, Coffee or Tea
Dessert
Your check payable to Merrick Post No. 1282 for $20 per person is due before December 1, 2022. Mail your check to Joe Ambrosino at 20 Rutgers Place, Merrick, NY 11566-4232.
Male = man's gift Female = Woman's gift or unisex gift.
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Eleventh Hour Ritual
" The following correspondence was emailed to me by our present Commander Robert E. Dishman concerning Veterans Day"
My Comrades, it is now the eleventh hour. This pause is to remind us that the hour of eleven has a tender significance to all members of The American Legion. It was on the eleventh day of the eleventh month at the eleventh hour that the guns of World War One ceased firing and silence encompassed the earth. It was at eleven that a delirium of joy and thanksgiving swept over humanity. It was at eleven that the last man died in battle. It was then that the soul of The American Legion was born. It was then that our obligation to our country and to her honored dead was conceived. World War Two has been fought, and with the cessation of hostilities in Korea and Vietnam, and subsequent places, our honored dead lie in many foreign battlefields. Shall we in our jubilation of peace forget our comrades?
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