LEOMINSTER — Members of Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Chapter 116 finished their last meeting of 2024 with a Dec. 10 holiday luncheon at Barber’s Crossing in Sterling, where they welcomed a surprise special guest — World War II Navy veteran Mario Paticola. The father of Leominster based VVA Post 116 member Mark Paticola was […]
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Revisiting the glory: World War II veterans return from trip to Europe
“They were treated like gold for seven days returning to all the places they fought,” Boston Police Officer Andy Biggio, said of the trip he organized that brought five American WWII back to Europe.
