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:
Veterans Recognition Program
(The following correspondence is from Nassau County Clerk Maureen O'Connell to Post Commander Robert E. Dishman.)
Dear Post Commander:
As the Nassau County Clerk, I would like to take this opportunity and ask that you inform your membership of an important service that is available to veterans and provides an opportunity to support local business.
As you may know, the county clerk's office records and secures veterans discharge papers (DD-214) free of charge so that veterans and their families may obtain a certified copy (legally equivalent to the original) of these vital records should the need arise. As part of an initiative launched by my office, veterans are invited to come and record their discharge papers conveniently, and close to home.
In conjunction with this service the county clerk's office has established a Veterans Recognition Program to show appreciation to veterans for their sacrifices to preserve and protect freedom. When a veteran's DD-214 is recorded they are given a card enabling them to receive discounts on goods and services at participating businesses throughout the county.
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