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Porterdale veterans work to restore park in honor of those who serve
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A plaque naming Veterans Memorial Park is temporarily posted inside the gazebo being repaired the three Marine Corps veterans, from left, Rick Vaida of Porterdale, Val Centers and Jackie Jones, both of Newton County. Eventually the plaque will be installed near the park’s flagpole. F
Originally, there were six of them, gathered at the gazebo in Porterdale’s Veteran’s Memorial Park a couple of years ago. It was Veteran’s Day and the six men got to talking about honoring those who have served their country every year the holiday rolled around. It wouldn’t just be veterans.