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Veterans Day 2012: Port Chester Veterans Saluted.

Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts donate flag.

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Port Chester Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts donated a flag for the Port Chester Knights of Columbus Hall, with the flag being raised as part of a "Thank You" luncheon for veterans.

Scouts saluted the flag and that National Anthem was sung as the flag was raised in front of the K-of-C for Veterans Day 2012.

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