On Memorial Day 2009, former President Barack Obama gave an eloquent eulogy for those who had died wearing American uniforms. READ
Tag: Memorial Day
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
There were no road closures in the Village of Greenport this Memorial Day morning. There was no formal lineup of community groups either.
The police escort consisted of a single car and a lone officer who politely asked, just once, that those marching stick as close to the side of Main Road as possible.
Memorial Day is a day to honor those who died in the wars of our nation. It is a somber day of recollection. Many veterans march on this day. READ