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By DOMENIC POLI

SPRINGFIELD — A U.S. Marine Corps veteran was sentenced on Tuesday to 24 months of supervised release for stealing benefit payments from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and submitting a false Purple Heart application through his congressional representative.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

Noting that June 6 will mark the 81st anniversary of the Allied Forces’ invasion of Normandy during World War II, Brig. Gen. Mark Kalin asked residents during a Memorial Day ceremony in Greenfield on Monday to never forget the sacrifices of U.S. service members.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

When Vietnam War veterans William Phelps and Denny Dwyer, both of Greenfield, and Montague’s 102-year-old World War II veteran Lee Evers got off buses at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut in the early hours of May 3, they were greeted by a “long-overdue celebration” of their service to America.

By DOMENIC POLI

SHELBURNE — The Shelburne Falls Memorial Day Committee’s plan to use a rotating system to honor the four local men who were killed fighting in Vietnam will continue on Monday when Specialist Ronald E. Wissman is celebrated during Memorial Day festivities.

Editor’s note: The following is a collection of Memorial Day events happening across Franklin County and the North Quabbin region. Know of an event that wasn’t included? Email information to news@recorder.com.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The gravestones of veterans received some extra attention from students this week ahead of the community’s annual Memorial Day ceremonies.

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The mother of Meaghan Burns, a South Deerfield resident and U.S. Navy corpsman who was murdered in 2019, is bringing back a 5K walk and run this Memorial Day weekend to honor fallen American service members.

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Two more North Quabbin area veterans became Quilts of Valor recipients following a ceremony at the Community Church of North Orange and Tully last week.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

BUCKLAND — The town is looking to become a Purple Heart Town later this spring.

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — The Building Bridges Veterans Initiative’s director received a $3,000 check from the Greenfield Elks Lodge 1296 on Thursday afternoon to fund meal preparation for former service members.

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Dozens of people convened at Memorial Park over the weekend, and are planning to gather again next Saturday, to protest the federal government’s wide-ranging cuts, perhaps most notably those involving the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

By DOMENIC POLI

SPRINGFIELD — A U.S. Marine veteran pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing benefit payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs and submitting a false Purple Heart application to the Marine Corps through his congressional representative.

LEEDS — None of the more than 1,000 employees dismissed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs last week work at the VA Central Western Massachusetts Health Care System that serves veterans, according to Sarah Robinson, spokesperson for the Leeds-based medical center.

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — An elected committee responsible for the upkeep of the various veterans memorials in town has been invited to participate in the 2024 and 2025 rounds of grants from the Massachusetts Historical Commission.

By CARLA CHARTER

The Trustees of Soldiers’ Memorials in Orange are tasked with the upkeep and maintenance of all veterans memorials in town, including an ongoing project to expand the Honor Roll Wall in Memorial Park. The monument lists Orange residents who served in...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ORANGE — Residents gathered behind Orange Town Hall on Monday afternoon to celebrate the installation of a bronze plaque on the stone monument commemorating the former Memorial Hall at Prospect and High streets, which was torn down in 1996. The work...

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI and ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — Calling on the community to never forget, and never lose respect for, the sacrifices of veterans, Upper Pioneer Valley Veterans’ Services District Director Chris Demars recalled late U.S. Sen. John McCain’s legacy as a Vietnam War fighter...

By DOMENIC POLI

Though participation in veterans service organizations has waned considerably in the decades following World War II and the conflicts in Korea and Vietnam, group leaders in Franklin County say membership remains strong and the door is open to any...

GREENFIELD — The Upper Pioneer Valley Veterans’ Services District will honor the military community with its annual Veterans Day parade and ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11.Starting at 10 a.m. at Greenfield Middle School, the Veterans Day parade will...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

HOLYOKE — Driving down Interstate 91, said U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, “you see the phoenix rising from the ashes,” referring to a long-awaited new home for area veterans that’s been under construction for the last 451 days.Neal admired the progress being...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

BERNARDSTON — The Bernardston Veterans Memorial at Cushman Park celebrated new additions to the memorial on Saturday, including two new stones at the memorial and three dedicated granite benches.The re-dedication ceremony was attended by around 35...