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5 Things To Know Today: May 12

For Greater Brandonites, the list includes a Bunco fundraiser, All Children’s guild meeting, upcoming activities for seniors to commemorate Older Americans Month and a shout out to the music educator of the year — from Brandon High.

5 Things To Know Today: May 12
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Viewfinder: Guess Where in Brandon

These photos are of a construction project underway in a shopping center in Brandon. Guess where, and what's coming. Post your answers in the comment box below and check back for the answers.

Viewfinder: Guess Where in Brandon
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Hillsborough Fire Rescue at 9/11 Steel Beam Display; Engine 331 On Duty

Hillsborough Fire Rescue’s fire truck caisson and honor guard stands watch at the May 8 viewing of the 9/11 beam from the World Trade Center donated to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The display was at the Westfield Brandon shopping mall.

Hillsborough Fire Rescue at 9/11 Steel Beam Display; Engine 331 On Duty
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9/11 Steel Beam From World Trade Center Coming to Brandon Mall

On display Saturday, en route to a permanent Tampa location, the steel relic is said to be the first 9/11 World Trade Center beam donated to a Florida law enforcement agency by the Port Authority of New York.

9/11 Steel Beam From World Trade Center Coming to Brandon Mall
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Final Ride Home for Marine Ronald Freeman: Brandon Reacts

The mood along Brandon Boulevard and Kingsway Road was somber and respectful for Lance Cpl. Ronald Freeman of Plant City, killed in Afghanistan days earlier. Memories of military service, loved ones lost and the 9/11 attacks came to mind as Brandonites pa

Final Ride Home for Marine Ronald Freeman: Brandon Reacts
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Tampa Bay Honors Slain Soldiers Freeman and Estelle (Brandon Photos)

Photos from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office’s fallen hero escort for Marine Ronald Freeman, as it wound through Brandon on May 4. The May 6 escort in Tampa is for Air Force Major Raymond G. Estelle. The soldiers died one day apart in Afghanistan.

Tampa Bay Honors Slain Soldiers Freeman and Estelle (Brandon Photos)