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Military Vets Treated to Couples Celebration
Brunswick Memorial Home sponsored a special luncheon and dance on Tuesday for the residents of the Menlo Park Veteran's Home and their spouses.
Residents of the Menlo Park Veterans Home in Edison were guests at a special couples luncheon on Tuesday organized by an East Brunswick business.
The event was sponsored by Brunswick Memorial Home and held with assistance from the staff of the veterans home.
"Veterans' causes are special to us," said Peter Kulbacki, owner and manager of Brunswick Memorial Home.
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Veterans of WWII are dying each day, as evident by the Monday passing of Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the last living WWII veteran in the Senate, Kulbacki said.
Veterans are an "incredible resource," to this country, he said.
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The event hosted between 35-40 couples for dining and dancing and each were sent home with framed formal photographs taken at the luncheon.
Kulbacki said the event was a success and the memorial home and the veterans home hope to continue it in the future.
"(The guests) all seem excited and all seem very appreciative," he said.
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