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Inside: Ceremonies at Towers of Freedom honor local families whose loved ones made ultimate sacri� ce

Memorial Day 2015

by Eileen Interiano� e � ags waved higher as the band began to play.

On May 25, Massapequans gathered for the annual Memorial Day parade to honor those veterans who died for their country.

“We come here every year,” said Bill Pesek, a Vietnam veteran. “We have pride in our veterans and support in the Town.”

� e parade began on Front Street in Massapequa Park and traveled south on Broadway to Klestinec Park where a Memorial Service and Wreath Laying Ceremony were held. � e parade was � lled with peo-ple of di� erent age groups.

“It was probably one of the biggest turnouts of late,” said Massapequa Park Village Mayor Je� Pra-vato, who was joined by other Village, Town and County o� cials at the parade.

� ere were also other veterans who expressed their thoughts about the importance of knowing the his-tory behind the meaning of Memorial Day.

“� e parade makes you feel proud to be an Ameri-can,” said Vincent Marino, a Korean War veteran. “Our children and future generations need to learn more about the history of Memorial Day and know it’s not only a day to be o� from school.”

� e parade gave many people a sense of together-ness and residents were happy with the turnout of the parade, they said.

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Boy scout and girl scout troops and service organizations visited Long Island National Cemetery at Pinelawn last week to place � ags at the headstones of all American service men and women in com-memoration of Memorial Day. Photo by Cliff De BearSee inside for local ceremonies.

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(Continued from Cover)together to support service men and the veterans,” said Nick Lamitola, a Massapequa

resident since 1967. “It’s nice to see the children be there for us as we have been there for them.”

Many residents also shared their thoughts on what Memorial Day meant for them. “Memorial Day means honoring all those soldiers who have died to serve our country

and honoring those serving now,” said Maureen Manley, a Massapequa Park resident. “� is parade gives a good sense of community and it’s nice to see young families with their children supporting this event.”

Elizabeth Abbinanti, a Massapequa Park resident of 42 years, said: “We never miss the parade,” said Abbinanti. “We have been coming ever since my children were little and

Many veterans, residents and elected o� cials turned out to honor those who lost their lives to defend our freedoms by march-ing in the Annual Memorial Day Parade jointly conducted by the American Legion Post 1066 and VFW Post 7763. Pictured (L) to (R): Councilman Joseph Pinto, Mayor Je� rey P. Pravato, Com-mander of VFW Post 7763 and Trustee Richard Begandy, Com-mander of American Legion Post 1066 Greg Green, Deputy Mayor Teresa Spinosa, Trustee Daniel Pearl and Village Justice Gerard Giannattasio. Back row: VFW members Eddie Zena, Joe Miller, Artie Baldwin, Jim Henke, Cli� Ivie and John Giovenco.

Photos by Eileen Interiano and Catherine

Ferrara

now I get to share this with my grandson. Hopefully, we can have this parade years from now to educate future genera-tions.”

In addition, Vincent Marcantonio, a Nassau County aux-iliary police o� cer, pointed to the importance of the pa-rade. “My dad was a Korean War veteran,” said Marcanto-nio. “� ank God for those men and women who fought for the United States, if it weren’t for them we wouldn’t have freedom. Every year we volunteer at this parade to support them.”

“It was nice to see all the residents come out and show their support of those who made the ultimate sacri� ce for our country,” said Pravato. “And to show support for all of our veterans and military personnel.”

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