Veteran Advisory Board approves VSO report, plans November ceremony
Veteran Advisory Board approves VSO report and advances Veterans Day ceremony. The board unanimously backed Veteran Services Officer David Mangan's June report, which detailed ongoing summer programming including Greater Boston Food Bank distributions three times monthly, a World War 2 uniform
Veteran Advisory Board · Meeting of June 16, 2026
WAKEFIELD — Veteran Advisory Board approves VSO report and advances Veterans Day ceremony. The board unanimously backed Veteran Services Officer David Mangan's June report, which detailed ongoing summer programming including Greater Boston Food Bank distributions three times monthly, a World War 2 uniform display at the Americal Civic Center with embedded QR codes, and over 4,300 flags distributed during Memorial Day cemetery events. For the November 11 Veterans Day ceremony at Galvin Middle School, the board assigned Joseph Giacobbe to contact potential speaker Joe Milano and Mangan to secure a secondary presenter and finalize a list for medal presentations including the Ambassador of Peace award.
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Source: the Veteran Advisory Board meeting of June 16, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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