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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 2006
Page
1
American flags honoring 279 veterans line the driveway at Rose Hill Cemetery in Mechanicsville. The flags, placed by the local American Legion and Women’s Auxiliary, remain until 5 p.m. today. A Memorial Day service is set for 11 a.m. with a noon potluck at the Memorial Building.
Communities throughout Eastern Iowa plan Memorial Day events today honoring veterans and active service members with ceremonies and parades. Public gatherings will observe local customs and safety guidelines as organizations coordinate schedules and routes.
The Gazette recalls the Pavel family’s loss of Lt. Paul Pavel and Lt. Lester Pavel both listed as missing in action during World War II. The brothers' cases were closed as killed in action with non recoverable remains, yet uncertainty leaves families waiting and aching. Memorial Day rituals honor their service with flags at St Mary’s Cemetery in Solon.
Tilford Middle School eighth graders learn sacrifice with a Civil War era musket drill and an artifact from the USS Arizona. Teacher Alexander Martinez-Vasquez uses living history to honor Memorial Day as students reflect under a shade tree.
An AP Ipsos poll shows Americans impatient after five minutes on hold and 15 minutes in a line with grocery stores rated as the worst. Older people are read as more impatient, city residents least patient, and half refuse to return to businesses with long waits. The survey of 1,003 adults was conducted March 28–30 with a ±3 point margin.
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