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By Donna RhoDes
HEBRON — On November 11th, a large group of citizens gathered on the Hebron Com- mon for a ceremony honoring veterans for their service to the country and the sacrifices they and their families have made in the name of freedom.
Leading off the Veterans Day program was Bagpiper Joe DeLuca, who led a procession of Scouts from Troop 50 along with their flag bearer, Levi Towne. DeLuca played a medley of an- thems for each of the country’s branches of service as the group made their way to the Common, finishing with “Amazing Grace” upon arrival at the town gazebo.
David Brittelli, president of the Hebron Historical Society, welcomed everyone to the His- torical Society’s 28th Veterans Day Ceremony. As he asked all veterans to raise their hands for special recognition, the crowd applauded not only them but gave another hearty round of applause for the town’s oldest veteran, 103-year-old Navy Lt.
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Henry Lynch and his grandchildren, Pip Mausolf and Lydia and Curtis Lynch, lowered the flag on Hebron Common Monday as his other grandson William Mausolf played "Taps" on his trumpet.
lives. His personal mission has been helping them in all ways possible. Over the past eight years, he announced that Swim With a Mission has raised over $12.5 million to help provide support for those men, women, and even their families who have fought for freedom both at home and around the globe.
Another way Taub and his wife found to support veterans was to help spread their stories of service to the United States, both here and overseas, through- out all wars. The couple reached out to find N.H. veterans willing
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103-year-old JG Lt. Howard Oedell of Hebron was warmly greeted as the town’s oldest veteran during the Historical Society’s Veterans Day celebration on Monday. Oedell is the last surviving Naval crew member of the USS Massachusetts.
JG Howard Oedel, who was also in attendance.
When the applause died down, DeLuca then performed another medley of patriotic songs to get the ceremony underway.
SSgt. Hillary Seeger USAF stepped forward to conduct a moment of silence before intro- ducing guest speaker for the day,
Phil Taub.
Taub and his wife Julie are
well known in the Newfound area as the co-founders of the Swim With a Mission challenge held each July since 2017 as a fund- raiser for veterans and their sup- port of many groups. While not a veteran himself, Taub said he un- derstands freedom is not free and
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