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POW/MIA Flag Raised In Cedar Rapids Vigil Honors Missing
Bob Hook of Cedar Rapids attached a new POW/MIA flag to a May’s Island pole across from City Hall, donated by the Marine Corps League. The ceremony, led by Larry J. Dwyer and others, honored POWs and MIAs with a 12 hour vigil as about 140 people attended.
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Bob Hook
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Valley Marine Corps League
Iowa
Iowa City
Larry J. Dwyer
Department of Iowa
Dwyer
Veterans ‘Administration Medical Center
Muscatine
Stalag 4B
Zittare
Germany
United States
U.S
Iowa City Service
Southeast Asia
Dennis Lee Eilers
James Phillip Schimberg
Donald E. Paxton
Dwight William Cook
Center Point
Ron Brown
Marine Corps League
Keith Windenberg
Cedar Valley
Don Canney
Canney
Second Avenue
May's Island
Fonda Jane
Jane Fonda
North Vietnam
Jim Manuel
Cedar Rapids Veterans Center
Manuel