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Memorial Day Service at Oak Hill Reflects on Veterans
About 200 gathered at East Lawrence Oak Hill Cemetery for the Liberty Post 14 Memorial Day service. Randy Masten, former Army officer, urged ongoing veteran support amid PTSD and other scars, while honoring fallen heroes and the families affected by war. Barack Obama’s surprise Afghanistan visit is noted on page 5A.
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Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photos
Owen Thompson
Lawrence Turner
Oak Hill Cemetery
Owen
Bill Gillispie
Turner
Evelyn
Jessica Thompson
Blue Springs
East Lawrence
American Legion Liberty Post No. 14
Randy Masten
Army Foreign Area
Masten
Barack Obama
U.S
Afghanistan
Matsen
Kansas University
Bob Wandel
Lawrence
Valerie
Moreau
American Legion Post No. 14
Liberty Post
Oak Hill Lar Thoughts
Wandel