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St Johns Service Flag Dedication Honors War Heroes
A Memorial Day service at St John’s parish dedicates the service flag honoring the parishioners who went to fight in the war. The event features a procession by St Sebastian band and Be Italia, speeches by Mayor McDowell and Rev. Ernest Wilson, and a benediction amid readings on patriotism, sacrifice, and the righteous cause. The 8x12 foot flag lists stars for over 160 local soldiers including two families with multiple members serving.
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John’s Parish
St. Sebastian Band
Be @ Italia society
St. Aloysius Buildee Eae Ve Hibercisne
Keights Loans
Fee Fumbus
St. al
St. John’s Parochial School
William J. Fitsgibbons
St. Sebastiand
Arthur V. McDowell
McDowell
Middletown
Main Street
St. Johns
Gerardo Roccapriore
Roccapriore
St. John’s Parish
Uncle Sam
United States Army
Army of
Italy
St. Sebastian
Adrian R. Dunn
Dunn
Dr. Donovan
Sisters of Mercy
Goldier
Mary
Ernest Wilson
America
J. W. Barry
W. G. Dineen
Sebastiano Mazotta
Ciazza
Anna Meyers
James Murphy, Jr
Thomas Lawton
Alice Murphy
Sami
Sebastiano Milardo
States of the Union
Potomac
Mississippi
Christ
Holy Church