Finally, all those folks celebrating Leap Year birthdays can enjoy their special day this year. If you are a Norton resident born on Feb. 29, Norton Patch wants to interview you! We are looking for people to share how they will celebrate and what it's like only having an official birthday every four years. Contact local editor Kelly A. Mello at Kelly.Mello@Patch.com and feel free to comment below, or upload a birthday photo. Happy (early) Birthday, folks!

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According to the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs website, in November 1919, when President Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 as the first commemoration of "Armistice Day," what would eventually become Veterans' Day, he said the day, "...will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory…." The day was officially recognized by Congress with a concurrent resolution in 1926 and then modified in 1954 to become "Veterans' Day" as we know it today, but the "solemn pride" Wilson commemorated in that original proclamation is …