Mayor Dorman Honors Those Who Sacrificed Their Lives at Wreath Laying Ceremony
Allan M. Dorman (center), Mayor, Village of Islandia, is joined by village officials, veterans from the Col. Francis S. Midura Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post #12144, members of the Islandia Public Safety Department and the Lakeland and Central Islip Fire Departments at the Memorial Day ceremony on May 27.
On May 27, local war veterans, residents, and members of the Col. Francis S. Midura Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #12144 and the Lakeland and Central Islip Fire Departments joined Allan M. Dorman, Mayor, Village of Islandia, for a special Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Triangle. The ceremony honored those who sacrificed their lives for this country.
The ceremony featured a rendition of the national anthem by Kingston Johnson, and an invocation by Tom Brauner, Chaplain, VFW Post #12144. Vincent Dekeris, Commander, VFW Post #12144, addressed the attendees and described what Memorial Day means to him.
There was also a reading of “In Flanders Field” by Denise Schrage, Parks and Recreation Commissioner, Village of Islandia, and “Youngblood” by Mayor Dorman. The ceremony ended with the laying of the wreaths, a 12-gun salute and the playing of “Taps.”
