Throggs Neck Memorial Post 1456 honored our nation’s brave men and women who gave all to defend their country at its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 29.
The somber event featured a color guard, a wreath laying ceremony and a 21 gun salute as Bronxites paid their respects.
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(l-r) Ed Mcgee, commander Guy Richardson, Charles McDougall and Christine Ryall placed a patriotic wreath at the war memorial.
Photo by Aracelis Batista