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Girl Scouts replace flags for Memorial Day

Girl Scouts replace flags for Memorial Day
By Rama K. Ramaswamy Like clockwork, the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts were hard at work this May at the annual Flag Replacement Event at Woodlawn Cemetery. Stanley Spear, Deputy Director of the West Suburban Veterans, handed out approximately 1,000 flags to be replaced and the project took about one hour to compete. The flags were to...
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Wellesley celebrates Veterans Day

Wellesley celebrates Veterans Day
by Rama K. Ramaswamy A newspaper article detailing low turnout for 2013’s Veterans Day Ceremony inspired Girl Scout Johanna van der Wal to make it her mission to raise awareness for veterans and replace flags on Memorial Day. In the process, Johanna earned her Girl Scout Silver Award, but Johanna kept going with her mission, long...
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