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On Monday,
May 30th, the Sound Beach Fire Department honored its deceased
members.
Memorial Day,
formerly called Decoration Day because its origins stem from the practice
of decorating the graves of deceased service men with flags and flowers.
It has evolved to be a day that honors all men and women of all branches
of our armed services that have died or are missing in action. As so many
organizations do, we took the opportunity not only to honor United States
service men and women but also Sound Beach Firefighters, as well as
firefighters throughout America, that are deceased. Our service included
remembrances of those we lost during the past year; Ex-Chief Fred Heemsoth,
Ex-Captain Victor Reiter and Past President Peter Sustakovich. It also
included the reading of the names of all our deceased members, the ringing
of 13 bells, and the playing of TAPS. The weather was beautiful for the
service; about 40 firefighters and Ladies Auxiliary members, with their
families, attended and stayed for refreshments afterward. |
