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A Short Reunion for a North End Military Family

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North End resident Olivia Scimeca is shown with her sons, Nicholas and Ricky, a soldier with the Rhode Island 182nd National Guard Infantry Battalion at Logan Airport. Ricky returned home for leave before shipping off to Afghanistan next week. (Courtesy of Phil Orlandella)

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