Merrick Legion Post 1282, as I remember
By Jake J. Bohn
Editor's Note: The following is account of how Merrick American Legion Post 1282, formed in the words of one of its founders, 94-year old John J. Bohn.
In the beginning there wasn't a veteran's organization in the Merricks. It was a community of people working together of respect and dedication. The population at the end of World War II was a mere 25,000.
Yes, I could be wrong, but when I was a young boy around 1915, I believe the population was something like 12,000. But after WWII, The Merricks grew like every other community on Long Island. It is now perhaps a city in some respects with a population of some 45,000. I would love to go back to the 1930s when you could walk the Merrick Village and know every storekeeper and every other person shopping in Merrick. Merrick was just a step above a whistle stop for the Long Island Rail Road. We had a nice railroad station house, small but quaint.
After WWII, some of the veterans wanted an organization and a place to meet.
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List of Merrick Post No. 1282, American Legion, Commanders and the years they served
Note 1: The American Legion Calendar Year is from July to June.
Note 2: Merrick Post No. 1282, American Legion, is part of 1st Division, District #: 10.
Read more: List of Past and Present Commanders
Merrick Post No. 1282, American Legion, receives a Mail/Flag Box from the Town of Hempstead
On the Night of March 7, 2013 or in the early morning of March 8, 2013, a vehicle drove through the front property of the Merrick Post No. 1282, American Legion, damaging the Post's Mail Box, which we use to store old U.S. flags that need to be disposed of.
Read more: The Post receives a new Flag Box
In Memoriam - Faye E. Ambrosino
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| Faye E. Ambrosino |
| March 2, 1932 - March 14, 2013 |
On March 14, 2013, Auxiliary Member, Faye E. Ambrosino passed away due to number of medical issues. Faye was a devoted wife, mother of three children and a friend to many people. Faye had many nieces and nephews. She was 81 years old. She will be sorely missed.
The following writings are from the American Legion Auxiliary Merrick Unit 1282 members concerning Faye E. Ambrosino.
Read more: In Memoriam - Faye E. Ambrosino