For Immediate Release                             Contact: Richard Rotondo

Date: May 22, 2008                                   Phone: 609/965-1436

Commemorating Memorial Day May, 30, 2008

The Disabled American Veterans Chapter 10 of Atlantic City and the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 155 of Atlantic and Cape May counties will honor their fallen heroes. On Friday May 30^th precisely at 11:00 AM the ceremony will begin. The ceremony will take place at Providence and Atlantic Avenue(s), Captain O’Donnell Park in Atlantic City.

There we plan the following; Flag raising ceremony and the song God Bless America, the laying of a wreath and Taps and a brief commentary by distinguish speakers, Freeholder Thomas Russo and the Atlantic County Veterans Advisory Board Chairman Mike Sciullo. They will speak from the heart about veterans that have made a difference by sacrifices throughout our nation’s history.  

Today we are a free nation and that freedom was brought by veterans who have sacrificed their lives and the symbol of that freedom is the honored Purple Heart Medal. What is sacrifice? The fallen heroes and disabled veterans of this great nation knows all to well what it is. We must each be willing to sacrifice on behalf of our country. If it weren't for the fallen and the disabled veterans' sacrifices on the battlefield, we wouldn't have the option of living in a free country such as ours.

By Commander

Richard Rotondo