Community Corner
Preview: Glen Cove to Commemorate Memorial Day
The schedule has been set for this year's Memorial Day festivities in Glen Cove; this year's honoree is Daniel Casey.
Beginning Sunday, the community is invited to honor the memory of our country’s war heroes. The weekend is set to include the decoration of the city’s war monuments, church memorial services and a commemorative parade.
On Sunday, the veterans will begin decorating war monuments at 1 p.m., followed by the City of Glen Cove’s Annual Memorial Service at 3 p.m. at (28 Highland Road). For the full war monuments decoration schedule, visit Glen Cove’s Web site.
All who wish to attend the Memorial Day Commemoration Monday, the ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. at Monument Park (North Lane and School Street) and include the honoring of the memory of our veterans, and a salute to this year’s honoree, Daniel Casey.
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The parade will commence at noon, stepping off from Cottage Row and Forest Avenue and proceeding down School Street to Glen Street, turning at Pulaski Street and at the arterial highway, passing the reviewing stand at the and ending at Charles Street.
About Glen Cove’s Memorial Day Honoree, Daniel Casey
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Sgt. Casey was born and raised in Glen Cove. As a member of the 7th Signal Company, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from March 1951 to December 1952. His courage and strength during the war qualified him for the Bronze Star, the Korean Service Medal with two bronze service stars and the UN Service Medal.
He was awarded the Bronze Star for performing outstanding duties as an Assistant Wire Operations Chief. These included establishing and maintaining orderly procedures of circuit testing, line fault location and switchboard supervision, and equipment maintenance - all of which were vital to telephone and teletypewriter communication with the 7th Division - under extremely dangerous conditions.
Casey is currently a member of VFW Post 347 and has participated in the Glen Cove Memorial Day parade for over 50 years. He is grateful to the community for selecting him as this year’s Guest of Honor, according to a recent news release.
“It is a prestigious honor that I will never forget,” he said.
