8 March, 2022
The Troop Goes Marching On ...
On Friday, 4 March 2022, another successful Veterans Breakfast was hosted at the Hopkinton Senior Center. With support from MetroWest Veterans Services, 'Dunkin, and the Garden Club, about 4-dozen veterans and friends gathered for good chow and camaraderie. The main theme was hearing about Hopkinton veterans past and present. Exploits of specific Hopkinton veterans of WW II and the Viet Nam conflict were examined.
The photo shows a sampling of veterans who participated in the breakfast discussion: L to R, Bob Chesmore (USN), Jim Rose (Army and USAF), Art Brooks (USN), Mike Boelsen (Army), Bob Letendre (Army), Pat Lynch (USMC), and John Graham (USMC). Messrs. Boelsen, Lynch, and Graham are holding copies of "Yank" magazine from 1945. The first-hand commentary of the 1940s contributed to a sharper understanding of what veterans experienced.
