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Memorials and memories of fallen soldiers and family bonds
A collection of reminiscences from relatives about soldiers John Began Ray Baldauf Walter Coen Phyllis Carr Calvin Blanton and Alvin Blanton. They share grief over losses in Vietnam and Korea, the impact on families, and items like a brother's car kept in memory and a twin bond enduring through Memorial Day and public remembrance.
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Began
St. Mary Cemetery
Lake Avenue
Metts
Adelbert
Richard
John
Denise
Marcella Baldauf
Ray
Ray Baldauf
Marines
Uncle Sam
Danang Air Force Base
Florida
Camry
North Ridgeville
Carr
Coen
28Rd
United States
Johnny
Phyllis Carr
Calvin Blanton
Calvin
Alvin Blanton
Lorain
Vietnam
da Nang
Marble Mountain
Alvin
Gene Krebs
Walter Coen
Korea
Johnny Car
Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Buttermut Ridge Road
Vienam