We Thought It Would Be Over By Christmas Says Soldier
Seth Algrim a Garden City native returned May 14 after six months in the Middle East including four in Iraq. The lance corporal with US Marines 1st Battalion 3rd Marine Division described urban combat in Fallujah and said home front letters kept him connected amid stress. He noted broad support and the mixed feelings at home as the nation debates the war and draft ideas.
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Iraq
Europe
Seth Algrim
Garden City
Middle East
Marine Corps
3Rd Marine Division
Fallujah
Boone
Vietnam
Brownlee
States
Kansas
Holcomb
Veteran seeks plaques for fallen comrades on Memorial Day
Local veteran Burtis plans to place flags for 19 comrades at Valley View Cemetery with his children Rebecca and Preston. He aims to file names and locations for plaques with the VA and asks for tips on other casualties. Cemetery staff note many visitors and remind items be retrieved by June 13.
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Burtis
Rebecca Burtis
Preston “Burt” Burtis I
Valley View
Arlington National Cemetery
Virginia
Normandy American Cemetery
Veterans Affairs Department
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tabitha Russell
Traveling flag display honors US military personnel
Blackman leads a traveling exhibit featuring 23 flags representing major conflicts aimed at interactive history teaching. The display, partially active at the college and Ft. Dodge Cemetery on Memorial Day, seeks completion by late June and expands geography social studies and culture lessons for students.
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Blackman
Ft. Dodge
Rules for displaying and disposing of Old Glory
Guidelines cover flag display on vehicles and walls, outdoor all weather flags with nighttime lighting, replacement when worn, proper disposal by folding and burning in a large fire, and VFW contact in Topeka for disposal locations. It notes a salute and Pledge of Allegiance during disposal and ashes burned afterward.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Topeka
Department of Kansas
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
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Springfield
Siena Medical Clinic
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Billie Waltz
Julie Freeman, M.D
House of Lights
J & M House of Lights
J & M Paint & Wallcovering, Inc
Buffalo Jones Ave
Donde
Iades
JVC
AKAI
Philips
SVC
Dell
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