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RTS for Sept. 21
News, Round the Square
Sep 21, 2018
HISTORY : Curly Walters stopped by to give us some history of Bradford. It’s a sheet of information, all about Bradford in 1899. “The population of th...
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VFW: Dinner for first responders to take place annually
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CALEB HUNTOON Era Reporter eracalebh@gmail.com 
Sep 19, 2018
The word “veteran” often is associated with an image relating to the military. However, Bradford VFW Post 212’s Ron Peters, Pennsylvania Department of...
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Moving Wall coming to Coudersport today
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AMANDA JONES Era Correspondent amandajonesera@yahoo.com 
Sep 13, 2018
COUDERSPORT — The Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be displayed in Potter County at the Cou...
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D-Day veteran receives sand from Normandy Beach
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CALEB HUNTOON Era Reporter eracalebh@gmail.com 
Aug 29, 2018
Sand particles often erode things, but it couldn’t erode the legacy of Elmer DeLucia. On Saturday at Chapel Ridge, 11-year-old Quinn Audette presented...
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An honor: Peters receives award, donates $30,000
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Jun 20, 2018
Not many people would turn down a $30,000 prize, but Ron Peters of Foster Township did. Peters, who is the commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Lt. J...
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Helping veterans cast their way home
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AMANDA JONES Era Correspondent amandajonesera@gmail.com 
Jun 11, 2018
Fourteen veterans recently took part the God’s Country Chapter of Trout Unlimited Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing retreat on the peaceful streams o...
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‘Round the Square for June 6, 2018
News, Round the Square
Jun 06, 2018
D-DAY: June 6, 1944, was a mixed day for Americans. It was a victory for the Allied war efforts, as the battle allowed troops get footing in Europe an...
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Local VFW commemorates veterans at Memorial Day ceremony
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DANIELLA GRIESBAUM Era Reporter bradford.era.daniella@gmail.com 
May 29, 2018
Memorial Day, which began in 1868 — three years after the end of the Civil War — began as a way to honor, remember and pay tribute upon the graves of ...
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Memorial Day observed in downtown Bradford
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HANNAH McAVOY and ALEX DAVIS Era Reporters news@bradfordera.com 
May 29, 2018
Peters: Veterans should be called ‘patriots’ In his travels, Ron Peters said he hears people call veterans “heroes.” “In my eyes, although we should r...
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Eppley delivers Memorial Day address in Smethport
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FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
May 29, 2018
SMETHPORT –– Pastor Frank Eppley, a decorated Vietnam veteran, posed a question during Monday’s Memorial Day services on the courthouse steps in Smeth...
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Ride of Pride ceremony honors veterans at Hamlin Lake Park
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FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
May 29, 2018
SMETHPORT — Saturday afternoon's weather in Smethport — a brief light drizzle before the Ride of Pride ceremony began in Hamlin Lake Park followed by ...
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