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By WILLIAM J. KOLE 2 br WK # 41 and 42 DOCTOR ON DUTY
Associated Press room # 1023
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Britain is being dedicated
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"It's the one place in Boston In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 photo, blank military dog tags 568 5165
hang in a memorial honoring fallen soldiers from the conflicts
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this to happen," said Simon Boston. EMERGENCY
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Air Force veteran leading wealth forces who per- and retired Gen. Sir Mike Noord 527 3200
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On April 18, 1775, two lan- in both campaigns. And a highest post in the British San Nicolas 584 5000
terns were displayed from bronze plaque will explain Army from 2003-2006 and Police Tipline 11141
the steeple of the church the meaning of the dog now is president of Britain's Ambulancia
— a prearranged signal tags to the hundreds of Army Benevolent Fund, will Fire Dept. 115
from Paul Revere that the thousands of visitors who preside over the unveiling. Red Cross 582 2219
British were heading to Lex- pause to pay homage Both will speak at a Soldiers TAXI SERVICES
ington and Concord by each year while walking Fund dinner in Boston that Taxi Tas 587 5900
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epic poem, "Paul Revere's other historic landmarks. Fund: In 1917, Massachu- TRAVEL INFO
Ride," ignited the war of in- "We once were enemies, setts sent one of the larg-
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Every year on the Sunday North." were coming," he said. "It's
closest to Nov. 11 — the Bruce Brooksbank, the really all kind of come full
date World War I ended in Iraq-Afghanistan memo- circle."q
1918 — the church built in rial's volunteer caretaker,
1723 has held a special re- remembers how soldiers
membrance service for Brit- in the 1960s and '70s were November 11
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