The commemorative park on Montauk Highway was the scene of the annual Memorial Day ceremony hosted by the Mastic Fire Department.
“We welcome all who have joined us today to celebrate Memorial Day, the one day of the year that we as a nation stop and remember the fallen, who sacrificed all so we may live in peace and liberty,” said department Chaplain Chris Flaherty. “Let us remember this day of enormity of what has been given so that we may be free.”
“We come here once a year to make sure we remember those who gave their lives for our freedom,” said Mastic Fire Chief Steve Januszkiewicz. “It is an important day to remember those who didn’t come home.”
Joining Senator Dean Murray, Brookhaven Supervisor Dan Panico, and Legislator Jim Mazzarella at the ceremony was County Executive Ed Romaine, who noted: “As long as we respect those who served, we will survive as a nation.”