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Category: History

Reading’s Boys #11: February-March 1945, Part 1

A Metal Wallet If you or I were to stand outside the village of Kesternich in the winter of...
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Reading’s Boys #10: December 1944-January 1945, Part 5

The “F*** Hitler” Incident During James Arsenault’s time in Burzen Kommando 1637, many incredible things happened, from singing Silent...
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Reading’s Boys #10: December 1944-January 1945, Part 4

Re-Introduction I want to open up this article by explaining where I’ve been for the past few months. I...
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General Lafayette, The Nation’s Guest, Comes to Boston and Stops for Lunch in Reading

There has to be a solid reason why there are eighty cities, towns, and counties in America, including seven...
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John Brooks – Reading Town Doctor, Revolutionary War Hero, Governor of the Commonwealth

I serve as a volunteer tour guide at the Massachusetts State House. Each year, thousands of guests and school...
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Reading’s Boys #10: December 1944-January 1945, Part 3

A White Christmas It was remarked in the Globe that Christmas Eve, 1944, out of the three past wartime...
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Reading’s Boys #10: December 1944-January 1945, Part 2

When the Germans Broke Through Around 11:00 PM on Friday, December 15, 1944, EST, the families of Joseph Warren...
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Reading’s Boys #10: December 1944-January 1945, Part 1

Introduction Those of you who know about the Second World War know what this issue is going to be...
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Reading’s Boys Special Edition #3: Battle of Guadalcanal, Part 3

The Arrival of the Perkins Brothers and the Continuing Fight to Hold Guadalcanal If John Francis Beaudoin was a...
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Reading’s Boys Special Edition #3: Battle of Guadalcanal, Part 2

The 23rd Infantry Division Arrives The division that was chosen to be sent to reinforce the Marines on Guadalcanal...
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