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Medfield Honors Veterans Day On 11/11
Residents of Medfield gathered at Baxter Park on Saturday, 11/11, to remember and honor all Veterans.
Honoring Veterans on 11/11/23 in Medfield
The annual Veterans Day Ceremony at Baxter Park was held on Saturday, November 11th at 5pm.
All attending came to honor all Veterans.
The ceremony was organized by The American Legion Beckwith Post 110, led by Commander Bob Tannler. Also Michelle Doucette a member of the ladies ALA/110 Auxiliary Post decorated the walkways with luminary bags honoring Veterans from all branches of the service far and near. Along with members of the community and the Medfield Police Department all gathered at Baxter Park.
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Under a dark sky, the brief ceremony included reading the names of Veterans who passed away since last year's Veterans Day.
The Post Chaplain, Paul Galofaro, read prayers and two Medfield students echoed Taps. Concluding the ceremony, the service flags, which surround the American Flag, were raised by Veterans from those branches of service.
