The United States WW1 Centennial Commission

May 23, 2018

Zion Park Memorial Remembrance Commemoration: To Commemorate those who at the call of their country, left all that was dear, endured hardship, faced danger, and finally passed out of sight of men.

This year's Honor Guard, Presentation of Colors & National Anthem was by the Fire Department of the City of New York Invocations & Opening Prayers by: Champlain Colonel Jacob Goldstein – Retired William H. Williams , SFC, Retired U.S.A. Patriotic Music & Readings Brownsville Ascend Public School Choir Brownsville Collaborative Middle School Remembrances & Reflections Rudy Crew, President Medgar Evers College Dr. Roy Hastick, Founder Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce NYC Councilmember Alicka Ampry-Samuel Raul Rothblatt, NYS Senator Jesse Hamilton’s Office Bill Tingling, School News Nationwide Ryan Hegg, U.S. World War I Centennial Commission David Goldberg, Commander of Jewish War Veterans, Kings County Council NYC Parks Dept Oath of Enlistment Terrance Holliday, Colonel, Retired U.S.A.F. Reading of Names on WWI Memorial Wall Rita Schwartz, V.P. Brooklyn Jewish Historical Initiative