WADING RIVER — The CSEA Long Island Region Veterans Committee and guests recently gathered at Calverton National Cemetery for the committee’s annual Memorial Day ceremony.
Every year, the committee holds the ceremony at the grave site of a CSEA-affiliated person.
This year, the ceremony was held at the grave of CSEA Long Island Region 4th Vice President Larry Germano’s grandfather. The event included readings, as well as a wreath and an American flag placement at the grave.
After the ceremony, attendees posted flags at the gravesites of other CSEA-affiliated individuals.
— Wendi Bowie
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- From left to right, CSEA Long Island Region Veterans Committee member Steve Abramson and CSEA Long Island Region Veterans Committee Chair Maryann Phelps salute a gravesite of CSEA-affiliated individuals.
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- From left to right, CSEA Long Island Region Veterans Committee member Ed Pluchino gives a reading at the Memorial Day ceremony, as committee member J.J. Kremm looks on.
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- From left to right, CSEA Long Island Region Veterans Committee Chair Maryann Phelps and committee member Lois Mueller place the American flag at a grave.
