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Anger lingers as plaques disappear

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Arthur Salkins of Lynn stood yesterday in front of the location where one of the city's plaques honoring veterans was stolen. Salkins, who served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War, and other veterans called the thefts despicable.
By Maria Cramer
Globe Staff / April 14, 2006

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LYNN -- Someone is stealing the bronze plaques from this city's war memorials. Not only that, thieves in cities and towns north of Boston have made off with bronze memorials commemorating war heroes, football coaches, and police officers. (Full article: 772 words)

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