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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

26 May 1997

Page 7

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

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May 26, 1997

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7

Sierra Leone Falls Into Turmoil Amid Coup and Looting

Rebels seized the legislature and damaged the national treasury as gunfire echoed through Freetown. President Kabbah fled to Guinea while Nigerian and other West African troops blocked rebels and prepared to defend the civilian government.

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National Assembly Freetown Kabbah Conakry Guinea L’independante U.S Valentine Strasser Julius Maada Bio Ahmed Tejan Kabbah Wilkinson Road Maj. Koroma Foday Sankoh Revolutionary United Front Sankoh Koroma Paul Thomas Sierra Leone Liberia Sierra
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Marion veterans honor fallen with renewed headstone project

John As historian for the Marion Legion post leads a drive to replace cemetery headstones at Oak Shade and preserve veterans memories. Veterans Jack Lorence Jim Johnston and others decorate graves for Veterans Day while As plans biographies of each member. He served 22 years in the Army retiring as a major and stresses discipline and public display of uniforms.

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John Marion Legion Post Legion Jack Lorence Jim Johnston Oak Shade
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