Manhattan Post 304 American Legion held its monthly meeting on April 1, and heard an interesting presentation from Legionnaire Lou Popovich about the reunion of fellow veterans from the USS North Carolina and a brief history of the ship. Lou is the president of this veterans group. Manhattan Post 304 American Legion held its monthly meeting on April 1, and heard an interesting presentation from Legionnaire Popovich about the reunion of fellow veterans from the USS North Carolina and a brief history of the ship. Popovich is the president of this veterans group.
The May 6 meeting included a presentation of a plaque to Legionnaire Arthur Wright acknowledging his 70 years of membership in the American Legion.
The Post also enjoyed listening to the guest speaker for the evening, Patrick Simoniello, he is the author of Operation Red Wing-Joint Task Force Seven, which described his involvement in the top secret testing of nuclear weapons at Eniwetok Atoll. The operations of this unit were recently declassified.
The Post with help from local Boy Scouts, kicked off their Memorial Day activities by planting new American flags at the graves of veterans buried in the Community Reformed Church cemetery on Plandome Road.
Special thanks to the local Plandome Road merchants whose enthusiastic support of the upcoming parade was reflected in their willingness to proudly display posters in their store windows.
2015 Memorial Day Parade
The Memorial Day Parade was held on Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m. Over 25 organizations and four bands marched. The parade included over 20 trucks from the Manhasset-Lakeville and Plandome Fire Departments.
During the parade, the American Legion placed wreaths at both the World War I Memorial and the Gold Star Monument on Plandome Road.
The route of the parade was along Plandome Road from Plandome Court to Memorial Place with excellent public viewing along the entire length.
