Peter Cook Photos: Springfield's Memorial Day Ceremony
Springfield Residents Come Out To Attend Memorial Day Ceremony At Town Hall And Veteran Park
Springfield photogragrapher Peter Cook captures the day of remembrance and patriotism in Springfield.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
Post Your Memorial Day Pictures
Share your holiday photos with your neighbors.
Do you have photos of parades, bbqs or other Memorial Day sights? Post them here or email them to adamb@patch.com
Sunday, May 27, 2012
On TV: Clark Filmmaker's Documentary on Her Father's Experience as a POW
Theresa Loong's film tells the story of her father's life from a teenager and POW in a Japanese work camp during World War II to becoming a doctor and settling on Nassau Street in Clark.
While growing up in Clark, Chinese-American filmmaker Theresa Loong knew little about her father Paul's past. Then, one day she discovered his secret diary, written when he was a teenager and POW in a Japanese work camp during World War II. In it, he vowed to make “every day a holiday” if he ever survived. Told through Loong’s eyes, Every Day Is a Holiday tells the life-affirming story of her father’s unlikely journey, from Chinese Malay teenager and Japanese POW, to merchant seaman, American soldier, Veterans Affairs doctor, and proud citizen of the country that liberated him: the United States. Using intimate conversations, rare archival footage and his wartime diary, the film traces how, through sheer strength of will and a remarkably …
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Goodwill Offers Professional Outfits for Vets
In Memorial Day event, Goodwill asks for public to donate work clothes for returning vets.
In honor of Memorial Day, Goodwill of New York and New Jersey is remembering members of the armed forces who have sacrificed so much for our country by helping veterans returning to the work force. This Memorial Day weekend, Goodwill locations will provide a professional outfit to all veterans, past or present, who go to any of Goodwill’s 38 stores, show their military ID, and mention "Goodwill Suits Vets." Goodwill spokespeople said the offer was reflected the thousands of military men and women who return from abroad seek to re-join the workforce at home. Some lack clothes for work and interviews, or even a place to live. “We are committed to being a hometown resource for veterans who have served our communities and preserved our …
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Weekend – Parades, Pool Openings and Star Gazing
Events you will not want to miss this holiday weekend
Welcome to the kick-off weekend to the summer of 2012 – Memorial Day. You can start your weekend by gazing up in the sky, take a dip in the pool and of course honor our hero’s with a parade. Below you will find just some of the great goings-on this holiday weekend. A Tribute to Fallen Heroes Concert Is there any better way to honor those who have sacrificed so much for us than a patriotic concert? Come and enjoy The Westfield Community Band who will be performing today. This 60-chair orchestra, now it it’s 100th year promises to provide a beautiful evening of music. Local Veterans will also be reading letters written from the battlefront and other touch tributes to fallen comrades. Sunday, 7 p.m., Free, Fanwood Memorial Day Celebrations…
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Letter to Editor: Mirabella Stresses Support for Veterans
Union County Freeholder chair asks all residents to commemorate Memorial Day by connecting with U.S. Military veterans.
As Memorial Day approaches, our thoughts naturally turn to the sacrifices that have been made by Union County residents while serving in the U.S. military. Each year on this day, thousands of Union County residents from all walks of life, including my colleagues on the Freeholder Board and many County employees, join in commemorative ceremonies and activities to keep the memory of the deceased alive in our hearts. One of Union County’s long-running traditions is the distribution of tens of thousands of American flags to veterans’ groups and civic organizations like the Boy Scouts. Members of these groups fan out across the cemeteries of Union County each Memorial Day to ensure that every veteran’s grave is visited, recognized and honored. …
J. Poore
12:27 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Mr. Mirabella, How come your brother was not prosecuted, and allowed to merely resign from the Garwood Police Department, while someone like Off. Brian Thomas and Lt. Richard Tierney are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law? more ›
Monday, May 30, 2011
Memorial Day Special: A Conversation with Navy Ensign
Dayton grad and Navy Ensign Mauricio Blondet
Dayton grad and Navy Ensign Mauricio Blondet's ship the USS New York has been stationed in its namesake city for Fleet Week. He spoke with Patch via email shortly before his ship docked. In honor of Memorial Day, we present our conversation with Blondet below. Could you tell me a little bit about yourself, like your reasons for joining the Navy and what you do in the service? I enlisted in the Navy in 1999. My main reason was to earn money for college. I was accepted into a commissioning program called Seaman to Admiral 21 in which the Navy selects enlisted sailors to go to college for 3 years and then they earn a commission as officers in the Navy. I was accepted into that program in 2006. That goal (to get the Navy to pay for college) …
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Monday, August 30, 2010
Editor's Notebook: Memorial Day Memorialized at Last... or Hey! I Didn't Know My Camera Did That
Technology nearly thwarts Patch editor.
You are probably wondering why am I putting up photos from Memorial Day when it's nearly Labor Day. Or perhaps you are not wondering that at all, and are instead just happy to see the nice pictures of children and noteworthy locals taking part in a patriotic ceremony. In either event, an explanation is coming your way. I attended the event at the request of Springfield Committee member Marc Krauss, a retired Army Officer who attended Sandmeier Elementary School's ceremony in his military formal wear. The ceremony was great. Sandmeier students read poems dedicated to lost soldiers and placed paper roses near a Memorial Day sign. I got shots of Krauss and the kids, as well as outgoing Sandmeier principal Michael Antolino. And the kids were …
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Anonymous89
7:37 pm on Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Thank you Mr. Cook for sharing your photos with Springfield. We appreciate the time you invest in following the high school sports teams and community events as the unofficial photographer of Springfield. Semper Fidelis! more ›