Lawrence-Cedarhurst mark Veterans Day in Parise park

Lawrence-Cedarhurst American Legion Post 339 held its inaugural Veterans Day celebration at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park on Tuesday.

As part of the ceremony that marks the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month when World War I ended in 1918, the Post also remembered 40 past members with bricks that were laid in their honor at the park. Their names were also read aloud.

“They served their country with honor and devotion for the ideals which make America great,” said Parise, the mayor of Cedarhurst and a World War II veteran. “They will never be forgotten and these bricks, small tokens of esteem, will live on.”