Flag Day Parade in Sunnyside
After the two-year hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 52nd annual Kiwanis-sponsored parade took place along Greenpoint Avenue culminating with a patriotic ceremony at Sabba Park at Queens Boulevard and 49th Street.
(Photos by Walter Karling)
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Miu Tsuneki and her mother Mikiko Tsuneki
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Carlos Acta at the Flag Day Parade in Sunnyside
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Marvin Ramirez beams for the camera
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Members of the Sunnyside Drum Corps taking up the rear of their marching contingent.
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Parade crossing the busy intersection of Queens Boulevard at Greenpoint Avenue.
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The National Anthem was sung by Beatrice Ross.
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In Sabba Park: the war memorial around which the ceremony was held.
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The Reverend Paul Kim, the Pastor of St. Raphael’s RC Church in LIC gave the invocation.
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The Manhatitlan Club Folklorico Mexicano Dance Troupe gave a well-received terpsichorean presentation
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Former Kiwanis President MARC CRAWFORD LEAVITT(left) led the gathering in a rousing rendition of George Cohan’s “You’re a Grand Old Flag.”
Dr. Gerald Lederman (right), also a former President, emceed the patriotic proceedings.