• Westbrook Park Man’s 20-Year Memorial Day Flag Tradition Honors His Father

    Westbrook Park Man’s 20-Year Memorial Day Flag Tradition Honors His Father

    The first Memorial Day flag placed by Ken Rucci Sr. on a veteran’s grave at SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery was for his father, writes Charles Fox for The Philadelphia Inquirer. That was back in 2004, when his father and five other veterans’ graves received flags.  Now Rucci, 70, returns every Memorial Day with 500…

  • Collingdale Turns Out to Honor Vet Joe Passaretti on 105th Birthday

    Collingdale Turns Out to Honor Vet Joe Passaretti on 105th Birthday

    It seemed as if everyone in Collingdale turned out Saturday at the Collingdale Community Center to celebrate the 105th birthday of World War II Army veteran Joe Passaretti, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. State and local officials, veterans, friends, and community members all came out to a birthday bash for Passaretti, who officially…