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Remorseful man returns statue's stolen sword after 40 years

| January 4, 2021 9:09 AM

WESTFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A veteran returned a sword he stole from a statue of a Revolutionary War general 40 years ago, telling the head of the Massachusetts town's historical commission that he regretted taking it.

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