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Malden community waves Old Glory in celebration of Flag Day

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  Local city and state officials, including civic organization members, celebrated Flag Day at Bell Rock Memorial Park on Tuesday night.
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Audience members Laurie Josefowitch and Paula and Elyse Valente waved American flags in the wind.
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Ward 1 Councillor Peg Crowe thanked city organizations for making the Flag Day possible.
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Veterans’ Services Officer Kevin Jarvis said placing 10,000 flags on veterans’ graves for Memorial Day was a labor of love.
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State Representative Paul Donato stated that a veteran’s flag is carefully folded when he or she passes away.
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Highrock Malden Church Pastor Edwin Menon prayed for the country.
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During Tuesday’s Flag Day celebration at Bell Rock Memorial Park, Mayor Gary Christenson said the American flag flies proudly in the city.
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American Legion Commander Barry Donovan told the audience members what the flag used to look like.
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Veterans’ Services Officer Kevin Jarvis and American Legion Commander Barry Johnson held the American flag.
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State and local officials were present. Pictured from left to right: State Representative Steven Ultrino, Councillor-at-Large Karen Colón-Hayes, State Representative Paul Donato, Ward 1 Councillor Peg Crowe, Mayor Gary Christenson, Ward 1 School Committee Member Michael Drummey, Ward 2 School Committee Member Rob McCarthy, Ward 5 Councillor Barbara Murphy, American Legion Post Commander Barry Donovan, Councillor-at-Large Carey McDonald, Veterans’ Services Officer Kevin Jarvis and Highrock Malden Church Pastor Edwin Menon.
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Malden Girl Scout Troop 71117 Scout Sophie Grover spoke about what the flag’s colors symbolize.
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Malden High School student Jacir Stantos played a flute.
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An American flag, which was displayed on a fire engine, waved in the wind.
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Members of the Fire Department Honor Guard – Firefighter John Warner (at left) and Lt. Francis Healy – stood at attention. Not pictured but present in the Honor Guard: Captain Eric Truesdale and Lt. Nicholas Hooper.
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Members of the Malden High School Choral Arts Society performed patriotic songs.
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Lucas Williams, Brian Vences, Gabriella Illedobe, Leilah St. Fort and Julie Deng performed in the Malden High School Choral Arts Society.
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Malden Boy Scout Troop 603 Bear Scout Anurag Sagar carried the American flag.
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Boy Scout Troop 603 Scout Anand Swaroop (at left), Bear Scout Anurag Sagar and Second Class Scout Steven Lawrence folded the American flag.
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Malden High School students: Shai Cohen on trumpet and Marianne Rivadeneira on clarinet.
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Announcer/Malden Boy Scout Troop 603 First Class Scout James Gage read what the flag’s colors symbolize.

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