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Medfield celebrates Veterans Day

<strong>Medfield celebrates Veterans Day</strong>

By Cameron Small
Hometown Weekly Correspondent

Veterans Day is more than just a day off from school — it’s a day to honor and celebrate the veterans who have served and sacrificed for us so that we may live safely and freely. 

Different communities honor their veterans in...

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Legion honors veterans with luminary bags

Legion honors veterans with luminary bags

The bags remained lit until about 8:30 on Veterans Day; although there was no ceremony, there was plenty of time for people to visit them.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

One of the most striking visuals of the fall season in Medfield is the...

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This Old Town: Happy 100th Birthday, American Legion

This Old Town: Happy 100th Birthday, American Legion
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In 1919, following World War I, the American Legion was founded by veterans returning from Europe. Their mission was to benefit those veterans who served during any wartime. The actual beginnings of the American Legion began with a group of 20 officers who served in France in the American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) during...
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Girls/Boys State participants attend Legion meeting

Girls/Boys State participants attend Legion meeting
The October meeting of the American Legion Post 110 Medfield, held in conjunction with the American Legion Auxiliary, hosted 11 high school students who attended Boys or Girls State 2017 in June at Stonehill College.  This year, the Post sponsored 12 young men and women who had just completed their junior year at Medfield High...
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Girls/Boys State participants attend Legion meeting

Girls/Boys State participants attend Legion meeting
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The October meeting of the American Legion Post 110 Medfield, held in conjunction with the American Legion Auxiliary, hosted 11 high school students who attended Boys or Girls State 2016 in June at Stonehill College. This year, the Post sponsored 19 young men and women who had just completed their junior year at...
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