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Photos courtesy of the Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day parade
Clockwise from top left: Jack Buono, Sebastian D’Agostino, Mary “Marie” Stock, Father Mark C. Bristol, Rotary Club of Flushing, Jeff Vonseidman, Stu Jensen, Tom Dinegar
Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day parade back for 92nd year
BY JENNA BAGCAL
Japanese island invaded in the Pacifi c.
jbagcal@qns.com
This year’s grand marshall is
@jenna_bagcal
U. S. Merchant Marine Academy
Superintendent Rear Admiral Jack Buono.
Th e biggest Memorial Day parade in
Prior to his appointment as superintendent,
the country is back for its 92nd year
Buono was president and CEO of
and will commemorate several signifi -
SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., a Texas-based,
cant anniversaries in American history.
ExxonMobil marine subsidiary. He also
On Monday, May 27, event organizers
chaired the Board of International Marine
invite the community to the 2019 Little
Transportation Limited in Great Britain
Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade.
and the ExxonMobil Global Marine
Th is year’s theme is “What so proudly we
Center.
hail” in recognition of the 205th birthday
American Legion Post # 103
of the “Star Spangled Banner” poem that
Commander Sebastian D’Agostino is the
became our national anthem.
2019 man of the year. Th e Bayside Hills
Th e volunteer-led parade will also
resident is the director of the parade
observe the 75th anniversaries of D-Day
association and has been a member of the
in Europe and Saipan, which was the fi rst
American Legion since 2000. During his
Please join me this
Memorial Day in taking
the time to remember and
pray for all those who gave
freedom and our country.
Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr.
New York State Senator
District 15
Member of the Veterans, Homeland Security,
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military career, he served as as a Private
First Class in First Army Quartermaster
Corps, earned a black belt in Judo and ran
a weapons room as Company Armorer.
Th e woman of the year is Mary “Marie”
Stock, a Little Neck resident and parade
stalwart. Stock fi rst became involved
in the parade back in the mid-1970’s
when her husband Joe was asked to
help reinvigorate the parade for the 1976
American Bicentennial. Th e Stocks’ work
for the parade, along with other dedicated
volunteers, helped to provide a strong
foundation and reputation for the yearly
event.
Th e Rotary Club of Flushing will
receive the Community Service award.
Members of the club, which include local
business people, secured a new transportation
van for Ronald McDonald House
of Long Island, so that families of patients
living at the organization’s facilities have
the means to visit their loved ones.
Rotarians will offi cially present the
van’s keys at the reviewing stand following
the van’s appearance in the parade.
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Father Mark C.
Bristol, Army Vietnam Veteran and Post
103 Vice-Commander Tom Dinegar, former
U.S. Marine Stu Jensen and Army veteran
and Soviet escapee Jeff Vonseidman
will serve as parade marshalls.
Th e parade begins at 2 p.m. on Monday
and runs along Northern Boulevard from
Jayson Avenue to 245th Street. For more
information, visit lndmemorialday.org.
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