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Two Yellow Wreaths Mark Unknowns' Tomb
In freezing dawn at Arlington National Cemetery two yellow chrysanthemum wreaths were placed on the Tomb of the Unknowns, one by the Honor Guard and one by the parents of a Vietnam casualty, Sgt. Marvin Franklin Jr. from Oklahoma. The ceremony drew a small crowd as Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Franklin became the first civilians invited to take part in the Yale ceremony honoring the dead known only to God. Their son, killed near Landing Zone English in Vietnam last Aug. 41, had been part of the Arlington Ceremonial Squadron, the Old Guard. The Frankslins also received three posthumous decorations. The event also featured the wreath from the Old Guard and taps from a bugler.
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UPI
Arlington National Cemetery
Vietnam
Marvin Franklin
Bartlesville
Okla
Yale
Marvin Franklin Jr
English
Arlington
Old Guard
Washington
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Tamb T Monor Guard
Marvin
John
Maureen Dalan
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Joseph Comey
Pimbena
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