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Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park

 

VETERANS MONUMENT

IN HONOR OF ALL WHO SERVE AND HAVE SERVED OUR GREAT NATION IN TIMES OF PEACE AND IN TIMES OF WAR.

ERECTED BY THE MERRICK/NORTH MERRICK COMMUNITY AND FRIENDS THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF AMERICAN LEGION POST 1282.

DEDICATED
VETERANS DAY

NOVEMBER 11, 2000

Veterans Park Pics

  • Merrick's Veterans Memorial Park Sign
    Merrick's Veterans Memorial Park Sign

    Merrick Veteran's Memorial Park sign.

  • Veterans Park Circular Garden
    Veterans Park Circular Garden

    Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park circular garden.

  • Main Monument front view.
    Main Monument front view.

    Main Monument at the Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park, front view.

  • Another view of Front Main Monument
    Another view of Front Main Monument

    Main Monument at the Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park, front view, off to the side.

  • Back Side of Main Monument
    Back Side of Main Monument

    Back Side of Main Monument at the Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park.

  • 9-11 Plack
    9-11 Plack

    9-11 Plack at the Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park.

  • 9-11 Memorial
    9-11 Memorial

    9-11 Memorial at the Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park.

  • Merrick's Veterans Monument
    Merrick's Veterans Monument

    Merrick's Veterans Monument at the Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park. Dedicated to those Merrick Veterans who made the Supreme Sacrifice for our country.

  • North Merrick Fire Department Monument
    North Merrick Fire Department Monument

    North Merrick Fire Department Monument at the Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park.

  • Dedication Sign for the Veterans Park
    Dedication Sign for the Veterans Park

    A Dedication Sign to Merrick Post No. 1282, American Legion, at the Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park.


BUT YOU DIDN'T

I looked at you the other day
I thought you'd see me but you didn't

I said "I love you" and waited for what you would say
I thought you'd hear me but you didn't

I asked you to come outside and play ball with me
I thought you'd follow me but you didn't

I drew a picture just for you to see
I thought you'd save it but you didn't

I made a fort for us back in the woods
I thought you'd camp with me but you didn't

I found some worms 'n such for fishing if we could
I thought you'd want to go but you didn't

I needed you just to talk to, my thoughts to share
I thought you'd want to but you didn't

I told you about the game hoping you'd be there
I thought you'd surely come but you didn't

I asked you to share my youth with me
I thought you'd want to but you couldn't

My country called me to war,
you asked me to come home safely
But I didn't.

Stan Gebhardt

 

 

Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park video. Click on the video below. Thank you.

Map to Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park

 

Directions to the Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park

 

From Sunrise Highway take Merrick Avenue going north, go one traffic light past Camp Avenue, the Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park is on your right at the corner of Merrick Avenue and Lee Avenue. The backstreet to the park is Little Whaleneck Road. The Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park closes at dusk.

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From Southern State Parkway take Merrick Avenue going south (Exit 24 South), The Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park is on your left at the corner of Merrick Avenue and Lee Avenue, which is one traffic light before Camp Avenue. The backstreet to the park is Little Whaleneck Road. The Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park closes at dusk.