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‘Purple Heart Community’ honors Vietnam veteran

By Julie Marrinucci Hometown Weekly Correspondent

Armistice or Remembrance Day, on May 16th of this year, was apropos for the events taking place at American Legion, George B. Preston Post 209 in Dover, MA.

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, the town’s Memorial Day Committee, Legion members, relatives,...

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Purple Heart ceremony happens despite COVID

Dana Storrs made sure to mention the people of Lebanon, just days after the large explosion in Beirut.

By James Kinneen
Hometown Weekly Reporter

Last Thursday afternoon, Needham honored the town’s veterans who received the Purple Heart, one day before National Purple Heart Recognition Day....

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