Veterans Day Mass for Veterans 2021

On Sunday, November 7, 2020, there will be a Veterans Day Mass for Veterans and Auxiliary members at the Cure of Ars, Roman Catholic Church at 11:30 a.m. Post and Auxiliary members should meet at the church starting at 11:00 a.m. All veterans, widows of veterans and the public are welcome. American Legion members please dress in full American Legion dress code. Merrick Post No. 1282, American Legion will be presenting their colors at this church mass. Support our troops and veterans with your presence at this function. The Cure of Ars Roman Catholic Church is located at 2323 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, NY 11566.

Thank You!!!

Merrick Post No. 1282, American Legion, members would like to thank all the organizations and merrick residents who participated in the Merrick's Memorial Day Ceremony 2021 at the Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park..

The post members would also like to acknowledge the orgainzations who provided wreaths for the laying of the wreaths ceremony at the park on Memorial Day, May 31, 2021. Here are the organizations who provided wearths at the ceremony:

Merrick Post No. 1282, American Legion

American Legion Auxiliary, Merrick Unit No. 1282

Freeport / Merrick VFW # 1310

Jewish War Veterans, Ensign L. Soloway Post # 652 (also laid a wreath at our Post)

North Merrick Fire Department

North Merrick Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary

North Merrick Exempt Firman Association

Merrick Fire Department (also laid wreath at our Post)

Merrick Chamber of Commerce

Merrick Kiwanis

Fr. Jeremiah J. Reilly Council Knights of Columbus

Legislator Steve Rhoads & Councilman Chris Carini

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER EVERYONE!!!!

Field of Flags 2021 Speech at the Harold D. Fayette School

“What is America to me?
A name, a map or a Flag I see,
A certain word democracy,
What is America to me?”

These words come from the beginning of the song The House I Live In, which was written in 1943 with lyrics by Abel Meeropol and music by Earl Robinson. This became a patriotic anthem during World War II and a favorite song of Frank Sinatra.

On June 14, 1777 Continental Congress “Resolved, that the Flag of the Thirteen United States shall be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.”

The 50 five pointed stars on the current national flag of the United States of America (or the American flag) represent the 50 states and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that rebelled against the British monarchy and became the first states in the union.

During the War of 1812, Fort McHenry was made ready to defend Baltimore. The Fort’s commanding officer, Major George Armistead desired “to have a flag so large that the British would have no difficulty in seeing it from a distance.” In 1813 he ordered a garrison flag (42 feet by 30 feet) and a smaller storm flag (25 feet by 17 feet) for the Fort. At that time it was the practice to add one star and stripe for each new state which joined the union. In 1814, the United States flag had 15 stars and 15 stripes.

On a rainy September 13, 1814, British warships sent a downpour of rockets and shells for 25 hours onto Fort McHenry, which became known as the Battle of Baltimore. Seeing the flag still flying over Fort McHenry on the morning of September 14, 1814, Francis Scott Key was inspired to write a poem which was later set to music and in 1931 became America’s national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner.”

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