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Mayor Sarno and Congressman Neal join with JFK Remembrance Committee for 59th Annual JFK Remembrance Memorial Service

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Mayor Domenic J. Sarno and Congressman Richard E. Neal joined with the Springfield Board of Park Commissioners, Executive Director of Parks, Buildings, and Recreation Management (PBRM) Patrick Sullivan, James E. Sullivan, Pastor Eli Serrano, and members of the JFK Remembrance Committee on Tuesday, November 22nd for the 59th JFK Remembrance Ceremony at the Eternal Flame in Forest Park. The remembrance is held annually to honor the memory of President John F. Kennedy on the date of his assassination: November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.

Pastor Eli Serrano provided the invocation and the golden voice of Springfield sang the National Anthem.  The Posting of the Colors were done by the Hampden County Sheriff’s Honor Guard and Taps was performed by James E. Beucke. 

Mayor Sarno, Congressman Neal and Mr. Sullivan laid three red roses at the memorial stone, as well as a wreath, by the Eternal Flame.

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