The long holiday weekend in Rockland County began with a ceremony to mark the meaning of Memorial Day. AielloTV was at Friday's commemoration in New City.
With patriotic songs and a seven-gun salute, the town of Clarkstown always puts a Memorial Day Weekend focus on the sacrifice that keeps America free.
"We're here this morning to honor heroes, to remember their achievements, their courage and dedication, and to say thank you for their service and sacrifice," Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann said.Wreaths are laid in honor of those who fell in all the major conflicts of the last 80 years. including the Iraq war of 20 years ago. Rockland County native and Marine veteran Damien Shea served 15 long months overseas during that conflict.
"Above all, in an attempt to pay back our debt as American citizens, we also must not only remember the fallen. But it is our responsibility to teach the youth that nothing comes without cost, and sacrifices are meaningless without remembrance," said Shea, commander of VFW Post 9215.
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