Hundreds of supporters lined the streets of Greenport from Steamboat Corner to Mitchell Park as the town’s annual Memorial Day Parade came to the village Monday. (more…)
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The significance of Memorial Day faded during the relative peace that blessed America from the mid-1970s to the turn of the century. READ
On Memorial Day 2009, former President Barack Obama gave an eloquent eulogy for those who had died wearing American uniforms. READ
It started with flowers. We don’t know if it was a single bloom, a bunch of wildflowers picked at a roadside, a 19th-century floral arrangement called a “posy” or a bouquet from a formal garden. But it started with flowers. READ
Rain couldn’t wash away Memorial Day commemorations on the North Fork Monday morning, as services were held in Mattituck, Orient and Greenport. READ
A few years back, when a Times Review editor visited a national cemetery for a Memorial Day story, he stumbled upon a Vietnam veteran and cemetery caretaker. READ
The red, white and blue of the American flag will once again blanket the North Fork on Monday, May 29, as local parades and ceremonies are held in observance of Memorial Day.
The red, white and blue of the American flag will once again blanket the North Fork on Monday, May 29, as local parades and ceremonies are held in observance of Memorial Day.
Hindsight is 20/20, or so the saying goes. And few things make us look more foolish than weather. READ