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Memorial Day honors veterans and current troops
In Cedar Rapids a diverse crowd gathers at All Veterans Memorial Park to remember 1,656 U S troops lost in Iraq and Afghanistan with 29 from Iowa. Maj. Chuck Larson notes patriotism and lessons from war while Pfc. Antonio Damon discusses hope, freedom, and future deployments. In Coralville Lake ceremony, Johnson County honors 10 veterans with awards and a WWII Stearman flyover.
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Jonathan D. Woods
the Gazette
Duane Gapinski
Robert Sentman
Army Corps of Engineers
Coral Lake
Coralville
Coralville Lake
Sentman
Dick Hoganne
Cedar Rapids
America
Iraq
Afghanistan
Maj
Chuck Larson
All Veterans Memorial Park
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Antonio Damon
Washington
Iowa
Fort Campbell
Damon
Ing
Metro Veteran Council
Shanahan
Johnson County
East Overlook
den Roberts
Marine Corps League
Daryl Daker
Leo McElligot
Steven Blackwell
Anamosa
Lloyd Lewis