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By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy M. Ahearn
Fleet Week New York Public Affairs
NEW YORK -- Sailors and Marines from USS San Antonio (LPD 17), veterans, Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) cadets and several community organizations marched in Brooklyn during the Greenpoint Veterans Memorial Parade, May 24.
The parade, now in its 15th consecutive year, commenced at 9 a.m. and marched down Manhattan Ave. to Saint Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church for Sunday Morning Mass.
“This whole parade is for the fallen, but also for the kids so they know what Memorial Day is all about and what the military is all about,” said Rick Kenney, commander of St. Stanislaus Memorial American Legion Post No. 1771, the second largest post in Brooklyn.
Active duty service members in attendance came in hope of paying respect to veterans and to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
“I figured it would be a nice way to give back to these men,” said Fire Controlman 1st Class David Beal. “These guys came before us, so it’s nice to give back and remind them that they are not forgotten.”
Cadets from the Graphics Campus JROTC program in Manhattan were led by retired Lt. Cmdr. Evan Dash and marched in formation along with the Sailors, Marines and veterans.
“This is a good way for my cadets to celebrate service and pay homage to the fallen,” said Dash.
Following Morning Mass, the parade returned to the Post where a brief memorial service was held.
“We should never forget what the fallen have given to help keep our country a better place,” said Beal.
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| Date Taken: | 05.24.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 05.24.2015 15:25 |
| Story ID: | 164412 |
| Location: | NEW YORK, NY, US |
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