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Blue Star Mothers and Veterans wait in the lobby for the ceremony to star
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Blue Star Mothers sitting in the audience, waiting for the ceremony to start
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Five graduating Veterans and their dogs wait at the front of the room for the ceremony to start
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Cynthia Crossman, NEADS Board member, starts the ceremony with remarks and introduction of new CEO Richard Beeman
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Cynthia Crossman, NEADS Board member, starts the ceremony with remarks and introduction of new CEO Richard Beeman
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New NEADS CEO Richard Beeman speaks about NEADS accomplishments and future
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Featured speaker Thomas G. Kelley, Mass. Secretary of Veterans' Services.
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NEADS House staff person Dan Oullette will award the diplomas, after a few more announcements
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Fran Ventura ran a golf fundraiser for NEADS at the Oak Hill Country Club, and presented NEADS with a check.
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To the dogs, these announcements are totally fascinating, as you can see.
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Elaine Jones, mother of Ryan Patrick Jones, killed in Baghdad in May 2007, presented NEADS with a contribution
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Elaine Jones, mother of Ryan Patrick Jones, killed in Baghdad in May 2007, presented NEADS with a contribution
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