LETTER: Organizer Thanks Veterans Day Participants

Hundreds of residents attended Nov. 11 event.

To the editor:  On behalf of the Friends of the Tewksbury Patriotic Activities Committee we would like to thank the following organizations who made our Veterans Day Service a day to remember: LtCol (Ret) Donald Sheehan Mr. Barrett Hodgson            The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of Tewksbury Ms. Arlene Wright Tewksbury’s Swinging Seniors The 3rd and 4th Grade Students of the North Street School Board of Selectman member Douglas Sears State Senator Barry Feingold State Representative James Miceli State Representative Paul Adams Veterans Agent James Williams Andrew Walsh and the Tewksbury H.S. Band Tewksbury VFW Post 8164 Tewksbury Police Dept Color Guard Tewksbury Fire Dept Color Guard  An extra special thank you to Tewksbury’s own Major …

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Question: What Are The Plans For Veterans Day In Tewksbury?

Local hero to deliver keynote speech.

Major Stephen Flanagan, a Tewksbury native, will give the keynote speech for the town's annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 11 on the Town Common. Flanagan is a 1997 graduate of Tewksbury Memorial High School and graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2001 with a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering. For the past 10 years, Flanagan has served in US Army Infantry and Special Operations units. A two-time Bronze Star recipient, he has served three combat tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He is presently working toward a graduate degree from Harvard University and will ultimately be assigned to teach at West Point. The Veterans Day Ceremony, which will begin promptly at 11 a.m., also features an opening statement from …

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Tewksbury Says 'Thank You' To Its Veterans

Hundreds attend ceremony on Town Common.

A touching personal testimony from Todd Johnson and a stirring keynote speech by Command Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth A. Williams highlighted a moving Veterans Day Ceremony on the Town Common Thursday. Johnson spoke of travelling, along with his brother-in-law, to the coast of France earlier this year to take his father-in-law to visit Utah Beach, where he'd participated in the Invasion of Normandy, along with Gen. George Patton's Third Army in June, 1944. Johnson spoke of visiting the graveyards containing the remains of thousands killed in the D-Day invasion, an event that turned the tide of World War II. Johnson's father-in-law was seriously wonded and lost his eyesight during the mission. Johnson spoke of meeting people on that trip who …

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What's Open and What's Closed on Veterans Day

Post Office is closed, as are schools and banks.

The Veterans Day holiday is being celebrated Monday, Nov. 12. What is open and closed on Veterans Day, 2012. Town Hall and all town offices: Closed State offices: Closed. Banks: Closed Federal offices: Closed Public Library: Closed Senior Center: Closed Schools: Closed. Liquor stores: Open Supermarkets: Open. Convenience stores: Open. Taverns, bars: Open. Stock market: Open. Retail stores: Owner's discretion. Mail: Post offices closed; express delivery only.

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Tewksbury to Honor Its Veterans, Nov. 11 on the Town Common

Freinds of the Patriotic Activities Committee presenting a Remembrance Service.

The Tewksbury Patriotic Activities Committee is presenting the town's annual Veterans Day Remembrance Service on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 10:45 a.m. on Tewksbury Town Common. Tewksbury Veterans will place commemorative wreaths on all the War Memorials. Daniel Siracusa of The Siracusa Project will sing the National Anthem.  The Tewksbury Swinging Seniors will entertain the crowd with patriotic songs. The Boy & Girl Scouts will lead the Pledge of Allegiance. The Tewksbury High School Band, under the direction of Andrew Walsh, will be on hand to provide patriotic music. Command Chief Master Sergeant Kenneth A. Williams will be guest speaker. Chief Master Sergeant Kenneth A. Williams is the Command Chief Master Sergeant for the Electronic Systems…

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