The light of fallen friends

The light of fallen friends
Mashpee mourns three lost to war
By Michael Levenson and Brian R. Ballou
Globe Staff / August 19, 2008
MASHPEE - About 600 people turned out at Mashpee's Community Park last night for a candlelight vigil honoring the town's three fallen members of the military.

Holding white candles shielded by clear plastic cups, the mourners listened to town administrators, local politicians, and close family friends offer words of condolence to the families of Marine Daniel A. C. McGuire, and soldiers Paul E. Conlon and Alicia Birchett.

The families listened to the emotional expressions as they sat in white folding chairs in front of a makeshift podium.

The scene included Boy Scouts, veterans groups, active-duty military in uniform, as well as many residents sporting Army T-shirts and Marine buzz cuts.

William Baron, Conlon's uncle, said of the turnout, "It is just overwhelming."
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