Commack Fire Department Honors Heroes At Parade

COMMACK, NY - The Commack Fire Department recently honored Master Sergeant and Honorary Chief Christopher Raguso at the Huntington Manor Fire Department annual parade.

During the event last week, firefighters carried a memorial banner honoring Raguso who was both a Commack volunteer firefighter and a member of the F.D.N.Y.

Raguso, who was also a New York Air National Guard flight engineer, was one of seven killed after a HH-60 Pave Hawk struck a power line in Iraq on March.

Also participating in the parade was 87-year-old ex-chief Fred Meuser, who served as Chief of the Commack Fire Department from 1981 to 1983 and has over 30 years of dedicated service.

Meuser rode in the parade with the assistance of Ex-Chiefs Steve Fontana and Kieran Keane.

Photos by Steve Silverman