Nathaniel Hashem News Today

METHUEN — Veterans, city officials and residents gathered on Thursday to “retire” American flags and honor those who died in the attack at Pearl Harbor.

By BILL KIRK | The Eagle-Tribune | Published: May 5, 2021 METHUEN, Mass. (Tribune News Service) — On May 22, Cadet 1st Lt. Nathaniel Hashem will oversee a staff of a half-dozen "officers" and an army of 100 in a highly choreographed, military-like operation. Not bad for a 16-year-old high school sophomore. Hashem, a member of the Junior ROTC at Methuen High School, has been given command of flag replacement day — an annual event during which volunteers fan out across the city to replace ...