Salem: Kim Emerling, left, Salem VFW Post Commander greats Suzanne Wilson of MiddleOak Insurance Company (owner of Holyoke Insurance in Salem) at the company's "Picnic with a Purpose", a charity event which provided care packages to a MiddleOak employee and 38 of his platoon members currently serving in Afghanistan. photo by Mark Teiwes / Salem News

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