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Annual scrimmage a Memorial Day tribute

By Bianca Kaplanek

SOLANA BEACH — Like most Americans, Nico Marcolongo spends Memorial Day honoring those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for freedom, including some of his friends during his two tours in Iraq.

The Solana Beach resident and Marine Corps veteran also uses it as a learning opportunity for his Little League team and doesn’t limit his tribute to a single day in May.

The names of Solana Beach’s fallen servicemen are on his Fightin’ Phillies team banner so they are remembered throughout the season. And since 2012 Marcolongo has organized a Memorial Day

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final year of his deal and the deal usually with franchise quarterbacks is they are extended before becoming free agents.

scrimmage, open to all age-appropriate players in the league.

“The intent is so kids can understand what’s happened,” he said.

The opening ceremony for the May 25 game included the national anthem, sung by Alyson Tharp, and