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Memorial Day stone memorials honor fallen soldiers
In Eastern Iowa families, like Oliva and Aaron Sissel’s, invest in ornate grave markers that depict military honors, portraits, and a loved one’s life, reflecting on war deaths such as Army Sgt. Aaron Sissel killed in Iraq on November 29, 2003, at age 22, with memorial artists aiding design choices.
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Sonja Elmquist
Gazette
Smith
Oak Ridge
West Liberty
Daddy
Oliva Smith
Iraq
Army National Guard
Oliva
Bonnie Duckett
Michelin Solon
Duckett
Kirk
Jo Sissel
Army
Aaron Sissel
Tipton
Brian Ray
the Gazette
Bruce Smith
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Fallujah
Sissel
Hadithah