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Silver Star for Iwo Jima Hero Leslie Farmer Remembered
Family honors Leslie Farmer a Marine who earned the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry on Iwo Jima in 1945. He was wounded yet refused evacuation and moved his platoon to repel a left flank assault. The Gazette covered the ceremony in Cedar Rapids City Hall. Farmer also received the Purple Heart and retired after 30 years with the Postal Service. His brothers and sons later served. veterans’ perceptions changed over time.
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Marine Corps
Iwo Jima
Farmer
Leslie Farmer
United States Naval Service
George Curtis Jr
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
Gary
Karen Farmer
Marines Corps
Wright County
Goldfield
David
Postal Service