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Youth of G.C. honor vets Page 3 VOL. 34 NO. 22 MAY 29 - JUNE 4, 2025 $1.00
Glen Cove mourns its fallen heroes we select a parade honoree who is a Glen Cover who died in war, making the ultimate sacriA siren wailed for 50 seconds fice for the rest of us.” John Morse, Billy Morse’s at noon in Monument Park as Glen Cove joined Nassau Coun- younger brother, shared memoty in a solemn moment of ries of growing up in Glen Cove silence on Memorial Day, paus- and looking up to his brother. ing to remember the nation’s “John Morse was 9 years old fallen service members. The when his cool big brother, Billie, used to let him city’s ceremony jump in his car paid tribute to local with his football hero Sgt. William buddies when they (Billy) Joseph went to the ‘CamMorse, who was pus’ Shop,” the cerkilled in action in emony program Vietnam in 1968, read. and honored Navy John recalled veteran Anthony FRED NIELSON how Billy “always (Tony) Jimenez as Retired major, talked baseball grand marshal of U.S. Marines stats and players” this year’s parade. and played catch “We in Glen Cove commemorate those who with fellow Glen Cover, famous made the ultimate sacrifice for Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford. “John remembered how he our freedoms,” said City Councilwoman Marsha Silverman, responded to challenge, uncerwho co-chaired the Memorial tainty, even danger,” the proDay Committee and served as gram read. “So, at a time when master of ceremonies. “Each many young men were poring year, this committee selects two over maps to Canada or talking honorees. The grand marshal with their dads about bone of the parade, who is a Glen spurs and doctors, Billie knew Cove veteran, who continues to he was going to answer his give back and serve the commu- country’s call.” Two years later, that connecnity after their service to our country has ended. And, proba- tion was shattered when a bly more importantly, each year CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
By ROKSANA AMID
ramid@liherald.com
Photos courtesy office Mayor Pamela Panzenbeck
A perfect day for a Memorial Day Parade Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, above, proudly led the way in Glen Cove’s Memorial Day Parade, honoring the fallen with dignity. At right, Vietnam War veteran Howard Stillwagon, commander of VFW Post 347, marched in Glen Cove’s parade, accompanied by his service dog, Cruiser.
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ur war dead have done their part.