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Volume 18, Number 21
Memorial Day parade set for this weekend
Friday, May 26, 2023
COMMENTARY
Honoring those who did not return from war
By Nicole Zappone Record-Journal staff
This year’s Memorial Day parade will take place on Saturday, May 27. Preceding the parade will be a ceremony on the green at 9 a.m. with local veterans. The parade will then step off at 10:30 a.m. and will kick off at the intersection of Bailey Road and the road leading to North See Parade, A2
This weekend, the North Haven Memorial Day parade will take place on Saturday, May 27. This year's Grand Marshal is Robert Maturo. Maturo has been the Commander of the American Legion Post 76 for the last five years.
More than 1.2 million Americans have been killed during war time, with some 600,000 of those casualties coming in our bloody Civil War.
sacrifice. The Joseph Campbell quote "A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself" comes to mind.
The number of Americans lost in battle also includes 405,399 in World War II, 90,220 in Vietnam and nearly 7,000 in the ongoing War on Terror.
Decades after Memorial Day was declared a national holiday, in 2000, the National Moment of Remembrance was established by Congress. Wherever Americans are at 3 p.m., local time, on Memorial Day, we are asked to pause in an act of national unity for a duration of one minute.
On Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, we remember the men and women who did not return from war; Americans who made the ultimate
Photo provided by Nick Mastriani
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QU athletics’ Mecca has witnessed school’s transformation Press Release
North Haven resident Billy Mecca was the longesttenured faculty or staff member honored at Quinnipiac University’s end-ofyear employee recognition celebration on May 16. Mecca has worn many hats
over his 45 years with QU athletics. Currently, he’s in his 25th year as senior associate athletic director. Mecca has had a front-row seat to witness the university’s growth “from a small local college to a national-recognized university.”
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“I’ve learned to appreciate what’s good and not take others or things for granted, and most importantly, I learned how to be kind,” he added. “I’m humbled, honored, and blessed after all these years to have played a
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At QU, Mecca has served as an assistant men’s basketball coach, head men’s tennis coach, assistant director of athletics, head men’s basketball coach, and interim athletic director.
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