SO WE WILL BE WATCHING TO SEE
WHAT IS IN THE FINAL LAW.
MARIA: NEW ON 5, A SPECIAL HONOR
TODAY FOR A 102-YEAR-OLD WORLD
WAR II VETERAN.
ED: HARVEY: JOHN DONOVAN, A
FORMER NEEDHAM RESIDENT WHO NOW
LIVES AT NEW POND VILLAGE IN
WALPOLE, RECEIVED FRANCE’S
LEGION OF HONOR MEDAL AT AN
OUTDOOR, SOCIALLY-DISTANCED
CEREMONY.
PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF BOSTON
COLLEGE, DONOVAN WAS HONORED FOR
HIS SERVICE AS A MEDIC IN
BRITTANY AND NORMANDY DURING
WORLD WAR II.
>> I’M SHOCKED.
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN
WORLD WAR II LIKE ME WHO DID
THEIR PART.
I’M NOT SURE MY PART WAS ENOUGH
TO GET ANY KIND OF AWARD BUT I
THINK I DID WELL.
ED: IT WAS.
YES, IT WAS.
DONOVAN WAS NOMINATED FOR THIS
RECOGNITIO
