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Flag Day 2012
Thomas F. O'Mara
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I'll be joining the Corning Elks Lodge #1071 for a Flag Day ceremony this evening.
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Thomas F. O'Mara
I'll be joining the Corning Elks Lodge #1071 for a Flag Day ceremony this evening.