Fallen Hero Recognitions Scheduled for April 2024

Fallen Hero Recognition is conducted each date that one of the 45 were reported to have died. All recognitions are held at 9 AM on the Town Common Veterans Walkway.

The brief program (approx. 5 minutes) includes the placing of a Memorial Wreath for the day, a reading of whatever history may be available for that veteran, a salute from those present, and the playing of Taps. 

This is a way of keeping the memory of that veteran alive. The public and any family members are welcome to attend.

April

9 - Joseph R. Paulette - Vietnam

9 - Russell W. Shaw - Vietnam

17 - John J. Kell - WWII

30 - John E. Pasquantonio - Vietnam

The program is a collaboration of the Edward L. Grant American Legion Post 75, and the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Post 3402, under the auspices of the Town’s Veterans Council. The program outline and schedule can be found https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/03/honoring-our-franklin-veterans-who-died.html

The schedule has also been added to the Community Calendar for the next 5 years.

For the full published series of Fallen Heroes you can visit this link
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/franklin-fallen-heroes-series.html

Photos of each of the bronze plaques along the Veterans Walkway can be found in this album (2024) -> https://photos.app.goo.gl/6eTxVPqJ8PPrGw7R8

 Photos from 2018 -> https://photos.app.goo.gl/oRGdmq9krLNEBnjJ7

 Honoring Our Franklin Veterans Who Died In Service to Our Country

Franklin Post 75 Massachusetts Senior Tournament Cinematic (video)

Franklin Post 75 Massachusetts Senior Tournament Cinematic via Varun Desai (@Editorvar)

Video link -> https://youtu.be/EOMWUgbamTE

Boston Globe Schools: "Franklin Post 75′s American Legion state champions"

"Alfred Mucciarone was not pleased with how the spring high school baseball season ended.

After Franklin lost in the state championship for the second year in a row, Mucciarone was left to decide how he would spend his final summer before playing in college at UMass-Lowell.

Why not play for his town one more time?

Mucciarone is one of a number of local seniors on the Franklin Post 75 Legion baseball team, which won its second straight state title Friday by defeating Shrewsbury Post 397, 6-5, at Mahan Field."

Continue reading the Bost Globe article (subscription may be required) ->

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/31/sports/franklin-post-75s-american-legion-state-champions-representing-their-town-one-more-time-meant-everything/

Shared via Boston Globe Schools (@GlobeSchools) tweet on Mon, Jul 31, 2023:

"For Franklin Post 75′s American Legion state champions, representing their town one more time meant everything https://t.co/5SwNrjrAt5"

Alfred Mucciarone and the Franklin High baseball team fell short this spring, but he and his teammates made up for it with another title-winning summer.MARK STOCKWELL FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

Veterans' Call Featuring American Legion Post 75 (video)

If you've ever wanted to know more about American Legion Post 75, this is your chance!

Please watch the latest Veterans' Call episode featuring Post 75 Commander John Milot.  He discusses all the excellent work the Legion does for the greater Franklin Veteran community.  

He also talks about membership in the Legion--it's the perfect time to sign up with their annual membership drive currently underway!

Here's the link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4kDjkeEdcI

Please share to help get the word out.  Have a great day!

Sincerely, 

Shannon

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Shannon Nisbett

Veterans' Services Officer

10 Daniel McCahill Street

Franklin, MA 02038

Email: snisbett@franklinma.gov

T: 508.613.1315

Boston Globe: American Legion Baseball - Franklin 7, Milford 6

"The Franklin baseball team had not scored in five innings while watching Milford turn a 6-1 deficit into an extra-innings ballgame in the Massachusetts American Legion Senior Baseball Tournament. Two outs into the bottom of the eighth, it had seen six pitches and struck out twice. Up came Luke Sidwell.

Franklin’s rising senior wasted no time, placing a bunt down the third base line on the first pitch. After a hit batter, Jack Marino stepped up to the plate, and his plate-protecting swing lofted a soft liner to left that fell in front of Scott Pagliuca and sealed the 7-6 victory at Milford’s Fino Field (Franklin was the home team, as decided by a coin toss)."

Continue reading the Boston Globe article (subscription may be required)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/27/sports/jack-marino-drives-winning-run-eighth-franklin-needs-extra-innings-beat-milford/

Franklin starter James Kuczmiec held Milford to three runs in five innings but left in the sixth with the bases loaded and no outs.MATTHEW J. LEE/GLOBE STAFF