Ceremony to honor fallen Vietnam soldier

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Supporters gather for the special memorial to honor Marine Pfc. Michael Terry in October 2019, the 50th anniversary of his death. He was one of 11 Hancock County servicemen killed during the Vietnam war. A service for the final veteran killed in the war, Mark Draper, will be held July 22. (Tom Russo | Daily Reporter)

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield veterans community will hold a ceremony for Hancock County native Mark Draper on Wednesday, July 22, 50 years after he was killed serving in the Vietnam War.

The ceremony for the U.S. Army soldier will be at 6 p.m. at the Vietnam Veterans Park at Davis Road and State Road 9. It will be the last 50-year remembrance ceremony honoring members of the U.S. military from Hancock County killed in action during the Vietnam War.

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