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Veterans honored at annual celebration

by | Nov 10, 2016 | Latest

Larry Quave plays taps on a 75-year-old bugle during the annual SHS Veterans Day program Saturday, Nov. 5. The antique bugle was used by a Marine Corps musician at Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Larry Quave plays taps on a 75-year-old bugle during the annual SHS Veterans Day program Saturday, Nov. 5. The antique bugle was used by a Marine Corps musician at Pearl Harbor in 1941.

 

Artifacts displayed include 75-year-old bugle from Pearl Harbor

By Patty Montagno

Staff Writer

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About 70 people attended the annual Sachse Historical Society Veterans Day program Saturday, Nov. 5 on museum grounds.

The event kicked off with the “chiming in” ceremony conducted by SHS board member Jim Mathis, officially signaling the 11 a.m. start time.

For the full story see the Nov. 10 issue and the e-Edition at https://www.etypeservices.com/Sachse%20NewsID248/default.aspx

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