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Retired Police Officer, Volunteer Firefighter Honored By VFW

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Tom Sofield
Falls Township Supervisors Vice Chairman Jeff Boraski and Supervisor John Palmer and a VFW representative honor Officer John Yeager and Firefighter Brian Huber.
Credit: Falls Township

Falls Township officials and the Veterans of Foreign Wars honored two local emergency responders Monday evening.

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At the Falls Township Board of Supervisors meeting, retired Falls Township police Officer John Yeager and Levittown Fire Company No. 1 Firefighter Brian Huber were honored for their service. They both received national recognition through the VFW.

“This award is not given to everybody,” a VFW official said.

Yeager and Huber were picked from a group of candidates from the state’s 425 VFW posts.

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The John Billington VFW Post 6495 on Haines Road in Bristol Township’s Levittown section nominated Yeager and Huber.

The two public servants nominations made it through 25 district’s in Pennsylvania before going to the national level.

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“It tells me we have the best in Falls Township,” the VFW representative said.

Retired Officer John Yeager receives award from VFW on Monday.
Credit: Falls Township
Firefighter Brian Huber is presented with a firefighter of the year award.
Credit: Falls Township

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.