Letters from service members to their significant others during deployment in the service
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If any Merrick Post No. 1282 members, want to send in their letters to there significant others during their time in service please feel free to do so. I would like to display them as articles on this website, with their permission. Please keep in clean, folks. Please send to
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No commentsBoys State Update 3-11-2025
We have 3 candidates for Boys State this year. Lucas Fazio and Nicholas Greci are from Calhoun. Nicholas is the brother of Anthony Greci who attended Boys State in 2023 and he also won the Americanism Award in 2024. The other candidate is Josiah Ramirez who attends Grace Christian Academy. This is the first time we have included Grace Christian in Boys State. Mr. Schultz, the headmaster at Grace Christian is overjoyed as he is an alumnus of the Boys State program in Ohio. I have received the completed paperwork for Lucas and Nicholas and am awaiting the paperwork for Josiah. I spoke with Josiah's dad today and he promised to get back to me with the status. Once I have all the paperwork, I'll get a check from Mike Elliot and package them up for submission to Nassau County.
Frank D. Pedagno, Second Vice Commander
Veterans Day Ceremony 2024
Merrick Post No. 1282, American Legion is planning to have their Veterans Day ceremony on Monday, November 11, 2024, at the Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park starting at 10:30 a.m. Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park is located at the corner of Merrick Avenue and Lee Avenue, which is across the street from the Camp Avenue Elementary School. Post and Auxiliary members should gather at the park starting at 10:00 a.m. If possible, please bring your own chairs to the ceremony. Thank you.
In Memoriam - Angelo V. Anatra
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| Angelo V. Anatra |
| September 30, 1927 to April 14, 2024 |
On Sunday, April 14, 2024, Post Member, Angelo V. Anatra, passed away and reported to Post Everlasting. Angelo Anatra was know as "Jim Anatra" at our Post. Jim held a number of officer postions at our Post. He organized a number of parties and events at our Post. He helped in the organization of our Post kitchen area and he helped out in numerous construction projects at our Post. He was in charge of our "Movie Night" at the Post and when he wanted be to play a tape, he said to me "Mr. DeMille" please play the tape", that was Jim Anatra in a nutshell, a personable human being with a gruff personality. He was a valuable asset to our Post and will be greatly missed.
American Legion, Merrick Post No.1282 members, please gather at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 19, 2024, at N. F. Walkers funeral home on located at 2039 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, New York, for an American Legion solemn ceremony at 10:30 a.m. for Post member Angelo V. Anatra.
Merrick Post No. 1282, American Legion members, please gather, in full dress, at 11:00 a.m. at the Sacred Heart, Roman Catholic Church, 720 Merrick Ave, North Merrick, NY 11566 for an 11:30 a.m. Funeral Mass for Post Member Angelo V. Anatra, on Friday, Friday, April 19, 2024.
The following is information from N. F. Walkers Funeral Home: