Collected Item: “"Coronavirus at Holyoke Soldiers' Home: Flags to fly at half-staff after at least 52 veterans die of COVID-19”
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"Coronavirus at Holyoke Soldiers' Home: Flags to fly at half-staff after at least 52 veterans die of COVID-19
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news story URL
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This article, produced by MassLive, reports on Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's decision to have flags flown at half-mast at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts, to commemorate the veterans who had died at the facility from COVID-19.
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#healthcare, #veterans, #Holyoke, #localgovernment, #MassLive
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https://www.masslive.com/news/2020/04/coronavirus-at-holyoke-soldiers-home-flags-to-fly-at-half-staff-after-at-least-52-vetrans-die-of-covid-19.html
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Jeanette DeForge
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2020-04-20