Merrick Post No. 1282, American Legion
Mail-in 2024 Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony Participation Form
Dear Merokians,
We again will have the privilege to host the Merrick’s Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony on Monday, May 27, 2024. We wish to invite You, Your Church, School, Club and Organization to participate with us in the Parade and/or Ceremony.
Marchers will gather at 8:45 a.m. that day on Veterans (Broadcast) Plaza, between Merrick and Brooklyn Avenues. The Parade will start at 9:30 a.m. and proceed North on Merrick Avenue to our Veterans Monument at Lee Avenue, where we will conduct our ceremony.
The parade and ceremony will be held rain or shine!!!
Please click the pdf icon to obtain your mail-in parade participation form and follow the instructions on the mail-in form.
We ask the you favor us with a reply by May 6, 2024. Thank you.
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| Mail-in Parade Participation Form 2024 |
Looking for Marching Bands
Does your school have a marching band, but has no place to play on Memorial Day?
We are looking for Marching Bands to march and play at our Merrick's Memorial Day Parade for free. If you are interested in Marching in our Merrick's Memorial Day Parade please contact Rick at 516-521-6989 or email
Information on Merrick's Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony 2024
Merrick Post No. 1282, American Legion, again will host the Merrick’s Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony on Monday, May 27, 2024. 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.
Military Ball / Post Commanders Night 2023
Ths Sixteenth Annual Military Ball / Post Commanders Night will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at Leonard's Palazzo, 555 Northern Boulevard, Great Neck, New York 11021, from 11:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The function will begin with a Cocktail Hour with hot and cold hor d'oeures, followed by a full course dinner, beer, wine, and soda included. A premium cash bar will be available. Music for your listening and dancing pleasure.
Tickets are $80.00 per person. Make check payable to Nassau County American Legion and earmark it for the Military Ball / Post Commanders Night. Cutoff is February 1, 2024. If your Post should have more than one table and would like to steup the seating for each table, send the names of the people at each table and we will assign the tables that way. There are not tickets being used this year. Check in will be done by Post or individual names. Please Fill out and return with your check the Pageant Information form on the reverse side of this letter to:
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