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Meet Clarence, 90-Year-Old Korean War Veteran And Beloved Flemington Crossing Guard Meet Clarence, 90-Year-Old Korean War Veteran And Beloved Flemington Crossing Guard
Meet Clarence, 90-Year-Old Korean War Veteran And Beloved Flemington Crossing Guard Have you ever driven safely past the Flemington fire department on a weekday morning? Then you’ve probably seen Clarence, 90-year-old Korean War veteran and beloved crossing guard. Clarence can be seen on school day mornings and afternoons exchanging daily waves, smiles and pleasantries with hundreds of drivers and pedestrians. Clarence fought in the Korean War within a segregated US Army unit and later became among the first black employees in his home country’s park system. He moved to Jersey City in 1958 and settled with his family in Flemington, where his son went to Hunterdon Central, …

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by Valerie Musson