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  1. Ayer and Shirley join together to brighten troops' holidaysRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | Shirley Oracle

    ... from home holds a special place in the hearts of Ayer residents, after so many years of supporting troops at Fort Devens. We are pleased to be able to join Shirley in this endeavor. Devan stated: "We need small individually wrapped items, larger ...

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    Related Topix: Ayer, MA, Shirley, MA, Devens, MA, Medicine, Health, Pain

  2. Johnstons honoredRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | Groton Landmark

    ... Steven Cronin pinned the medals on the brothers. Peter Johnston thanked the crowd and recalled their tenure at Fort Devens. "PJ and I left Harvard together. And I can remember when we were first at Fort Devens, just on the other side of the fence ...

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    Related Topix: Harvard, MA, US Military, US Army, Fort Devens, Ayer, MA, Devens, MA, Boston, MA

  3. Ayer and Shirley join together to brighten troops' holidaysRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | Nashoba Publishing Online

    ... from home holds a special place in the hearts of Ayer residents, after so many years of supporting troops at Fort Devens. We are pleased to be able to join Shirley in this endeavor. Devan stated: "We need small individually wrapped items, larger ...

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    Related Topix: Ayer, MA, Shirley, MA, Devens, MA, Medicine, Health, Pain

  4. A sense of adventure is rewarded

    Friday Nov 13 | Lowell Sun

    ... 67 years ago. The WAC was the first opportunity women had to join a branch of the Army. After training at Fort Devens, Toury was transferred to a training center for Air Force cadets in Moultrie, Ga. But she never learned to fly planes and was never ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Wedding, US Military, US Army, Fort Devens, Lowell, MA, Chelmsford, MA, Devens, MA

  5. Departed veteran honoredRead the original story

    Friday Nov 6 | Nashoba Publishing Online

    ... his unit who should have been decorated but were not. After the war, Mr. Hebert served in the National Guard at Fort Devens for 24 years. At the 2008 ceremony, "A Salute to John Hebert," Church read a poem Jim Hebert wrote for his father. "There are ... 3 comments

    Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Devens, Devens, MA

  6. Rhoads has lived quintessential lifeRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | Mount Vernon News

    ... for 10 days while he recovered in the Fort Bragg hospital. After completing training, Rhoads shipped out to Fort Devens, Mass., where he was assigned to a regular Army outfit. "Most of us were assigned to the 645 Tank Destroyer Battalion," he said. ...

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    Related Topix: US Army, Fort Bragg, NC, Fort Bragg

  7. Departed veteran honoredRead the original story

    Friday Nov 6 | Groton Landmark

    ... his unit who should have been decorated but were not. After the war, Mr. Hebert served in the National Guard at Fort Devens for 24 years. At the 2008 ceremony, "A Salute to John Hebert," Church read a poem Jim Hebert wrote for his father. "There are ... 3 comments

    Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Devens, Shirley, MA, Devens, MA

  8. The storm of the century...Locals reflect on the Hurricane of 1938Read the original story

    Friday Nov 6 | Pepperell Free Press

    ... from across the county. The lumber cleanup stretched into 1940 and many of those boards were used to build Fort Devens and other places where military buildup was underway. Johnson said that the waste products from lumbering, which were just left on ...

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Groton, MA, Devens, MA, Dunstable, MA

  9. Genealogy Query - SMITHRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 7 | Cousinconnect.com

    I am looking for a black female who at the time was living in Springfield, MA. I was put in a foster home from the time I was born, and was adopted at nine months old to a couple station at Fort Devens, MA.

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    Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Genealogy, Springfield, MA

  10. Providence mayor's brother to argue for early releaseRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | Providence Journal

    ... after he serves 41 days in a halfway house in Massachusetts. He is being held at a federal medical center in Fort Devens, Mass., north of Worcester. Casting himself as an anguished father on the brink of losing his home, Cicilline, who has been ...

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    Related Topix: Providence, RI, Narragansett, RI

  11. Old watering trough is now back home in LancasterRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Oct 31 | Coulter Press

    ... homestead, before that area was closed for military use. It was apparently saved years ago and moved to the Fort Devens building that once housed the mounted cavalry, according to Historical Commission Chairman Michael Sczerzen, although no one ...

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  12. Old watering trough is now back home in Lancaster

    Friday Oct 30 | The Item Extra

    ... homestead, before that area was closed for military use. It was apparently saved years ago and moved to the Fort Devens building that once housed the mounted cavalry, according to Historical Commission Chairman Michael Sczerzen, although no one ...

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    Related Topix: Lancaster, MA, Devens, MA

  13. Edward Brooke, First Elected Black Senator, Given Congressional Gold Medal

    Wednesday Oct 28 | Bloomberg

    ... of Howard University in his native Washington, D.C., served in the segregated 366th Infantry Regiment at Fort Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts. After serving in World War II, he returned to Massachusetts and entered politics. Brooke became the first ... 29 comments

    Related Topix: African-American, US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Howard University, Devens, MA, Ayer, MA

  14. From Salerno to StarkRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Oct 27 | Coos County Democrat

    ... in a hot kitchen," he said with a laugh, explaining that he opted to become an MP and was briefly stationed at Fort Devens, Mass. before being transferred to the prisoner-of-war camp in the northern New Hampshire village of Stark. Originally built ...

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Army

  15. Goodbye "Faustie": Theodore R. Sizer, 1932-2009

    Monday Oct 26 | Edwize

    ... toured me around Parker Charter, located in a windowless intelligence building on the decommissioned grounds of Fort Devens. He patiently explained the school's approach and essential features: the importance of relationships and personalized ...

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  16. Once again, Pepperell answers call from troopsBy Paul MacDonaldRead the original story

    Saturday Oct 24 | Lowell Sun

    ... leaders and family members of those who served and are serving. Lt. Col. Warren Bacote, commander of the USAG at Fort Devens, reviewed the mission of the military at Fort Devens and underscored the importance of the Community Covenant to his ...

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    Related Topix: Pepperell, MA, US Military, US Army, Fort Devens, Devens, MA, Lancaster, MA, Shirley, MA

  17. Includes PhotographsRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Oct 23 | Village Soup

    ... something. His CB name was "The Fixer." During his tour of duty, he served in Korea for a year and returned to Fort Devens, Mass., for the rest of his tour. While stationed there, he was married and three children were born during the nine years of ...

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  18. Army Community Covenant posed to PepperellRead the original story

    Friday Oct 23 | Pepperell Free Press

    ... "supply the families of the continental soldiers of this town." Lt. Col. Warren Bacote, commander of the USAG at Fort Devens, reviewed the mission of the military at Fort Devens and underscored the importance of the Community Covenant to his ...

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    Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Devens, Pepperell, MA, Devens, MA, Ayer, MA, Shirley, MA

  19. Editorial: With green energy, state needs to make betsRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Oct 20 | Boston Globe

    ... reason to bet public dollars to encourage the Marlborough company to build a solar-panel factory at the former Fort Devens. As the price of solar panels has plunged since then, the company has struggled, inviting questions about the wisdom of the ...

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    Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, Marlborough, MA, Devens, MA, Opinion

  20. Stanley helps Army update intelligence capabilitiesRead the original story

    Monday Oct 19 | Washington Technology

    ... of the Military Intelligence Corps. The center has been located at Fort Huachuca since 1993, when it moved from Fort Devens, Mass., under the Base Realignment and Closure Commission. Stanley, of Arlington, Va., ranks No. 45 on Washington Technologya ...

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    Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Huachuca

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