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Memorial Mausoleum Becomes County War Memorial Project
Wiggers, a Navy veteran, envisions converting a vacant mausoleum into a county war memorial. Five stained glass windows honor Willard Friese, Richard Bear, William Brinning, sailors lost at sea, and Capt. Robert Connor. Volunteers sorted 5,000 veterans' names. the project links Revolutionary War to Vietnam and bears a tribute quotation from General Henry Arnold.
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Viggers
U.S. Navy
Wiggers
Willard Friese
Washington County
Richard Raymond Bear
William S. Brinning
Army Air Corps
Vapanane
Corregidor
Robert Connor
E and
J’s Tiffany
Cedar Rapids