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A Lost Uncle Is Remembered at Sag Harbor Memorial Day Observance

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A color guard leads Sag Harbor's annual Memorial Day parade. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS
Navy veteran John Capello at Sag Harbor's World War I monument. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS
Members of the Pierson High Band took part in the Sag Harbor Village Memorial Day Parade. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS
Members of the Sag Harbor Fire Department salute at a wreath-laying ceremony during the village's Memorial Day parade. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS
Navy veteran and Boy Scout leader Carl Browngardt gave the keynote speech at Sag Harbor's Memorial Day observance. LORI HAWKINS
American Legion Auxiliary member Cathy Worwetz was accompanied by her grandchildren, Jacob and Allie Falkowski. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS
Jean Notturno, the chairwoman of the Sag Harbor Legion Auxiliary’s Poppy Program, was all smiles at the village's Memorial Day observance, LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS
Alex Peruzzi, with his sons Grey and Auguste, at Sag Harbor's Memorial Day observance. LORI HAWKINS
John Capello's salute frames the wreath that commemorates those who lost their lives at sea at Sag Harbor's Memorial Day observance, LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS
Eva Glyzewski and her daughter Zoe watch the Sag Harbor Memorial Day parade from the window of their apartment. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS
Ron and Patty Foster of Sag Harbor enjoy the Sag Harbor Memorial Day parade from their bench on Main Street. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS

A color guard leads Sag Harbor's annual Memorial Day parade. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS

Navy veteran John Capello at Sag Harbor's World War I monument. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS

Members of the Pierson High Band took part in the Sag Harbor Village Memorial Day Parade. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS

Members of the Sag Harbor Fire Department salute at a wreath-laying ceremony during the village's Memorial Day parade. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS

Navy veteran and Boy Scout leader Carl Browngardt gave the keynote speech at Sag Harbor's Memorial Day observance. LORI HAWKINS

American Legion Auxiliary member Cathy Worwetz was accompanied by her grandchildren, Jacob and Allie Falkowski. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS

Jean Notturno, the chairwoman of the Sag Harbor Legion Auxiliary’s Poppy Program, was all smiles at the village's Memorial Day observance, LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS

Alex Peruzzi, with his sons Grey and Auguste, at Sag Harbor's Memorial Day observance. LORI HAWKINS

John Capello's salute frames the wreath that commemorates those who lost their lives at sea at Sag Harbor's Memorial Day observance, LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS

Eva Glyzewski and her daughter Zoe watch the Sag Harbor Memorial Day parade from the window of their apartment. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS

Ron and Patty Foster of Sag Harbor enjoy the Sag Harbor Memorial Day parade from their bench on Main Street. LORI HAWKINS PHOTOS

A large crowd gathered under a picture-perfect blue sky to greet a procession of veterans, firefighters and ambulance personnel, local politicians, the American Legion auxiliary, Boy Scouts, and the Pierson... more

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It’s often easy to slip up and wish someone a “Happy Memorial Day” — it is, after all, the first long weekend of warm weather and a time for family and friends to get together. Beyond the time off, though, is the solemn reason for the holiday: As the Veterans of Foreign Wars put it just a few days ago, “Memorial Day is, at its core, a day of remembrance for those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.” It’s a celebration, but one that should be filled with gratitude. This year on the South Fork, there ... by Editorial Board

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