Wicked Local
PLYMOUTH – Local veterans honored Mayflower II’s World War II roots last week as Plimoth Patuxet Museums (formerly Plimoth Plantation) opened for the new season.
Veterans who donated service medals and memorabilia to the ship’s new bronze bell took turns ringing it Saturday morning aboard the replica of the ship that carried the Pilgrims from England in 1620.
“There is a common bond between veterans and the Pilgrims in that the men and women of our military take an oath and do not know where they will serve or what dangers they may face in the name of freedom,” Denis Russell, commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1822, said before giving the bell a clang.