Photo: There could a change of location of the ceremony due to the weather The Town of Belmont will honor and observe National Purple Heart Day on Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. Just where will depend on the weather. If the rain expected to arrive around noon stays away, the ceremony will take place […]
Photo: Saluting the flag from the 2016 observation. The Town of Belmont will honor and observe National Purple Heart Day on Tuesday, August 7 at 10 a.m. at the main entrance of the Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Ave. Residents of Belmont, veterans and their family members and in particular all of those who are Purple Heart recipients […]
Photo: This year’s poster. Belmont will observe its wounded veterans at the 2017 National Purple Heart Day Observance and Recognition Ceremony on Monday, Aug. 7, according to the town’s Veteran Service Officer, Bob Upton. The ceremony will take place on the front steps of the Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Ave., at 10 a.m. with […]
Photo: Members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart saluting the flag during the National Anthem. Speaking before Purple Heart recipients and residents on Friday, Belmont Asst. Police Chief James MacIsaac told the story of three young Belmont residents who died in defense of their country. James Paul White (whom the White Field House is named after) […]