Honoring veterans

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Honoring veterans

Local veterans were honored in a special annual Veterans Day ceremony held at Edmund Burke Academy on Monday morning. Staff and students filled the bleachers while the guests of honor spread out across the football field. They were treated to live music, the reading of essays by contest winners and a giant poster put together by students and staff displaying […]

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