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  • Russell designated a Purple Heart Town

    On Wednesday there was a small ceremony held at Town Hall to unveil signs that designate Russell as a Purple Heart Town and that it is now part of the Purple Heart Trail which nearly all the way across the country along Route 20.

    93 days agoCliff ClarkJohn Hurley (left) and Al Valera, both members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 875 unveiled the two signs that designated Russell as a Purple Heart Town and as part of the Purple Heart Trail. Hurley and Valera were both wounded in the Vietnam War. in the foreground is Troy Henke, the State Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars who attended and spoke at the ceremony. He brought his children. (CLIFF CLARK / THE WESTFIELD NEWS)

  • Westfield dedicates Purple Heart monument as part of Purple Heart trail

    The trail runs through Holyoke, Westfield and Southwick, mainly following Routes 202 and 10.

    1234 days agoJeanette DeForgeWestfield officials unveiled the Purple Heart monument on Sunday. It iis at the Kane-Wojtkiewicz Park along the Purple Heart Trail, (Jeanette DeForge/Republican staff)

  • Washington, MacArthur saw merit in Purple Heart honor for wounded soldiers

    This is the first of a three-part series on the Purple Heart Medal, Purple Heart Trail and the proposed veterans monument at Kane-Wojtkiewicz Park in Westfield, coinciding with the June 30 end of the fundraising campaign for the monument.

    1276 days agoMichael L. RoederAn designer's rendering shows the veterans monument proposed for Kane-Wojtkiewicz Park by the Westfield Purple Heart Trail organization. (SUBMITTED)

  • Purple Heart Trail continues through Westfield

    The Purple Heart Trail was established in 1992 by the Military Order of the Purple Heart to be a symbolic trail throughout all 50 states to commemorate and honor all men and women who have been wounded or killed in combat while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.

    3251 days agoCori Urban

  • Holyoke notebook: William Glidden goes to Big Apple, Jon Lumbra, taxpayer advocate, 'Joe Banana?'

    This notebook of Holyoke items includes former treasurer Jon Lumbra joining a volunteer IRS panel, a local coral reef grower and thanks for the Purple Heart Trail.

    3572 days agoMike PlaisanceFrom left: William Glidden, Holyoke Mayor Alex B. Morse, Mars, Jon D. Lumbra and what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said is a new species of octopus.

  • Purple Heart Trail signs unveiled in Holyoke

    Veterans, local officials and families gathered Saturday to dedicate Route 202 as Purple Heart Trail.

    3790 days agoDon Treeger

  • Holyoke City Hall will permanently fly POW/MIA flag

    The POW/MIA flag is the only one that can fly on the same pole as the American flag under federal law.

    3795 days agoMike PlaisanceHolyoke City Hall will begin flying the POW/MIA flag under the American flag, in a display similar to that shown here from a Facebook image, in a ceremony Friday (Aug. 7).

  • Holyokers killed in Vietnam War will get Purple Heart Trail honors

    Fallen Holyokers from the U.S. Marines, Navy, Air Force and Army will be represented on the signs.

    3808 days agoMike PlaisanceThe Purple Heart is the nation's oldest military award.

  • Holyoke 'Purple Heart Trail' signs coming to Route 202

    The Purple Heart is the nation's oldest military medal.

    3814 days agoMike PlaisanceHolyoke City Councilor David K. Bartley shows a "Purple Heart Trail" sign to other councilors at City Hall June 2.

  • Holyoke 'Purple Heart Trail' signs available to sponsors on Route 202

    "Purple Heart Trail" signs are available to be sponsored at $100 each.

    3854 days agoMike PlaisanceHolyoke City Councilor David K. Bartley, left, displays a "Purple Heart Trail" sign at City Hall Tuesday (June 2) to councilors Peter R. Tallman, in glasses, and Howard B. Greaney Jr., foreground. Tallman and Greaney are military veterans.

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