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103-Year-Old Veteran In Reading Receives 8 Medals For WWII Service
There was a long overdue honor for a 103-year-old veteran from Somerville on Monday.
READING, MA — There was a long overdue honor for a 103-year-old veteran in Reading on Monday. Peter Fantasia was given several medals for his service in World War II. He served in the Army and survived months as a prisoner of war.
Representative Seth Moulton, a veteran himself, helped to make this special ceremony possible. Fantasia modestly acknowledged the applause as the array of hardware waited.
“God’s been good and I don’t know what to say,” Fantasia said.
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