click to see his profile
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Vicky Melitsky - click for bio
| 2009 John Basilone Memorial Parade | |
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| Jon Seda, the actor who portrays John Basilone in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, rides in the parade | The Basilone Family |
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| Mayor Jo-Ann Liptak - It was her third grade class at JFK School in Raritan that first wrote to Mayor Steve Del Rocco suggesting that there should be a parade to honor John Basilone. The rest is history - 28 years of it. | Council members Victor Laggini, Maureen Wilson, and Denise Carra |
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One of the Grand Marshalls - Joe Sian click to see his profile |
The other Grand Marshall - John Hudak Click to see his profile |
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| County Freeholder Jack Ciattarelli with former Raritan Mayor Anthony DeCicco | Councilman Victor Laggini with one of the Grand Marshalls John Hudak |
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John Basilone's only surviving classmate Vicky Melitsky - click for bio | |
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| Police Chief Larry Hess | Somerset County Sheriff Frank Provenzano |
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| Fire Chief Carl Memoli | |
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| John Basilone's Nieces. On the left is Diane Hawkins who came all the way from France for the parade. | Donald Basilone, the brother of John, was in high demand from the many reporters present at the parade. |