East Haven Pauses for the Pledge

EAST HAVEN, CT - Mayor Joseph Maturo, Jr. gave the following proclamation at a Flag Day ceremony held on the Town green June 14:

Be it hereby known to all:

The Office of the Mayor and the citizens of the Town of East Haven recognize this day, June 14, 2016 as “Flag Day,” here and throughout our great nation.  We celebrate this symbol of unity, democracy, and the country’s devotion to freedom and equal rights for all citizens.

By an Act of Congress, dated June 20, 1985, Public Law 99-54 was passed and signed by President Ronald Reagan, to have the

"Pause for the Pledge of Allegiance" as part of the celebration of National Flag Day.

Now, therefore, I, Joseph Maturo, Jr., Mayor of the Town of East Haven urge all citizens to pause at 7:00 p.m. for National Flag Day’s Pause for the Pledge of Allegiance and join all Americans in honoring our Flag and those who fight for our freedom.

The ceremony's events in entirity included:

“National Anthem” – Billy DiCrosta

A Moment of Silence for the Orlando, FL Community – Joseph Maturo, Jr., Mayor

Prayer – Frank Gentilesco, Jr., Assistant Director of Administration and Management

History of the Pledge of Allegiance – Joseph Maturo, Jr., Mayor

“Proud To Be An American” – Billy DiCrosta and Courtney Durso

Speaker - Commander Morris Pennington, Post 89  

Proclamation – Joseph Maturo, Jr., Mayor

Pledge of Allegiance – Mayor Maturo and East Haven School Students

            Deer Run:                 William Schreiber and Gianna Perciballi

            EH Academy:            Christian and Gabriel Piscitelli

            Ferrara:                      Trevor Vaccino and Kayla DeLuca

            Momauguin:                         Nick DellaCamera and Faith Barrow

            D.C. Moore:               Ellie and Dylan Prohaska

            Overbrook:                 Thomas Krazewski and Keara DeMatteo  

            Tuttle:                         Shiv Patel and Christina Milano

            JMMS:                        Karli Kane and Teal Graziano

            EHHS:                        Vincent Franco and Darly Sepulveda

“God Bless America” – Courtney Durso

Our Thanks and Appreciation to all who participated in today’s ceremony:

Neil Fuentes and Billy DiCrosta, Directors, New Haven Academy of Performing Arts

Courtney Durso, New Haven Academy of Performing Arts

East Haven School Students

Frank Gentilesco, Jr., Joyce Hollenbeck and the Mayor’s Office Staff

Morris Pennington, Commander, Post 89

Boy Scout Troop #401

Boy Scout Troop #408

Girl Scouts

American Legion Post 89 Color Guard

Vietnam Veterans

Fire Dept Color Guard

Police Dept