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To: BenLurkin
"ALL DRESSED UP - Marine Staff Sgt. William Dawson Stephens speaks to the crowd about his new uniform during Memorial Day services Monday at Lancaster Cemetery. Stephens, 80, finally got his "dress blues" 63 years after his service on Guadalcanal and in the Korean War." BERNARD KANE/Valley Press
2 posted on 05/31/2005 12:51:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin (O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
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To: BenLurkin
Shame they couldn't find a set of Staff E-5 stripes for the guy. The crossed rifles E-6 Staff didn't come out till after he got out.

But great article just the same, good grand kids.

5 posted on 05/31/2005 12:55:10 PM PDT by newsgatherer
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