Town honors Middleboro’s heroes
Jeffrey Lees places the banner honoring his father, Ernest Lees,who served in World War II. Photo courtesy of Steve Adelman
State Sen. Kelly Dooner places a banner with help from select board members Brian Giovanoni, left, and Mark Germain. Photo courtesy of Kelly Dooner
A banner honoring Daniel Kilroy. Photo by Sandy Quadros Bowles 
A banner honoring Ryan Lane. Photo by Sandy Quadros Bowles
Jeffrey Lees places the banner honoring his father, Ernest Lees,who served in World War II. Photo courtesy of Steve Adelman
State Sen. Kelly Dooner places a banner with help from select board members Brian Giovanoni, left, and Mark Germain. Photo courtesy of Kelly Dooner
A banner honoring Daniel Kilroy. Photo by Sandy Quadros Bowles
A banner honoring Ryan Lane. Photo by Sandy Quadros Bowles
MIDDLEBORO — Many Middleboro streets are now lined with star-spangled banners.
The hanging banners feature images of genuine stars of the community: Veterans who have served in the military, from the Revolutionary War to today.
The Revolutionary War soldiers received a special place of honor this year at the Memorial Park next to Town Hall, Middleboro Veterans Service Officer Steve Adelman said.
The banners were placed this year Saturday, May 17 by community volunteers and organizations, including The Middleboro Rotary Club and Beantown Home Improvement.
Adelman thanked all those who helped, including State Sen. Kelly Dooner and members of the Middleboro Select Board.
This is the third year that Middleboro has participated in the Hometown Heroes program. Hanging the banners once took the better part of a day. Now, with experience, volunteers completed the effort in about an hour, Adelman said.
The veterans honored on the banners are: Ebenezer Sproat, Ben Simonds, Joshua Eddy, Deborah Sampson, Revolutionary War; Simeon Nickerson, World War I; Russell F. Grant, World War II; Thomas Cronin, Gulf War era; Leon Wood Jr., Vietnam; Mamie Mackiewicz, World War II; Ernest Lees Jr., World War II; Peter Peirce, War of 1812; John Simones, Vietnam; Edward R. Dentch, Vietnam; John Petrosevich Jr., Gulf War era; Mary Standish, Vietnam era; Leon R. DeMoranville, World War I; David Bellerive, Vietnam; James Francis, World War II; Manuel Combra Jr., World War II.
Also, Donald Grant, World War II; Fred Washburn, Vietnam; Daniel Kilroy, Cold War era; Dianne Eaton, Cold War era; Richard Barriault Sr., World War II and Korea; John Ricco Sr., World War II; Ryan Lane, Afghanistan; Donald Albert, Cold War era; Mary Waters, World War II, Korea; Russell Tripp, World War II; Patrick Regan, World War I; Wayne Caron, Vietnam; Gerald Dorr, Vietnam; Ernest Montrund, World War II; Fletcher Clark Jr., World War I; Nina Seymour, World War I; Ronald Matthews, Vietnam; Paul O’Donnell, Vietnam War era; John Costa, Vietnam War era; Ronald Vaughan, Vietnam War era; George Andrade Sr., Korean War; Joseph Kersanske, Vietnam War era; Dennis Rees, Vietnam; James Cabral, Vietnam.
Also, Thomas O’Brien, World War II; Walter Campbell, Korea, Vietnam; Jenny Davila-Holloway, Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom; Operation Enduring Freedom; Elizabeth Barrows, World War II; Darragh Harlow, World War II; Edward Parks, World War II; Angelo “AJ’’ Lapanna, Iraq, Afghanistan; Christopher Wainwright, Operation Enduring Freedom; Robert Bastarache, Vietnam era; Armand Boileau, Cold War era; James E. Sheehan, Afghanistan; John Clifford, Operation Enduring Freedom; James Wainwright, Cold War era; William Smith, Vietnam; and John Glass, World War I.
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