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Hometown Heroes: Charles Mason
Banners illustrating hometown heroes, like Charles Mason, have lined Main Street in Bel Air since Veterans Day and will likely stay up through the middle of January.
We all have heroes, both living and gone, and this year Bel Air is honoring several dozen familiar faces of military heroism.
Charles Mason is featured in one of 29 currently on display on Main Street. Each banner honors a man or woman from Harford County and the surrounding area who has served in the military.
This year's Team 1A at sponsored Mason's banner. Mason served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam era.
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The 2011 Hometown Hero Banner Program was started by the in observance of the 100th anniversary of .
The $200 cost of sponsorship went toward supporting the Bel Air Downtown Alliance, Bel Air Veterans Day Parade and .
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Bel Air Patch will continue highlighting these heroes. Check back each day to see a new hometown hero.
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