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>Ridgewood will honor military families with a candle-lighting ceremony

>Ridgewood will honor military families with a candle-lighting ceremony

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
BY JOSEPH CRAMER
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

There will be some extra illumination in Ridgewood this Sunday as military families gather for a candle-lighting ceremony at Van Neste Square in honor of Gold Star Mother’s Day.

A national observance in honor of mothers and families whose sons or daughters have been killed while on duty in the United States military, Gold Star Mother’s Day takes place on the last Sunday of September each year, accompanied by a proclamation from the president.

This Sunday will mark the first time an official commemoration has been conducted in the village, something American Legion Post 53 member Bob Paoli attributes to a simple fact.

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