Communities Pay Respect to The Fallen on Memorial Day

ByRobertChartuk

Communities across Suffolk turned out over the Memorial Day weekend to pay respect to the fallen heroes who gave all in service to their country.

“On this day, forever consecrated to our heroic dead, we are assembled once again to express sincere reverence,” said VFW Post 414 Commander Robert Galbraith at a ceremony after the Center Moriches parade. “Our presence here is in solemn commemoration of all these men and women—an expression of their tribute to their devotion to duty, to their courage and patriotism.”

Also speaking at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery service, which features a granite memorial honoring those who made the ultimate commitment,