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A moving memorial
The Herald-Dispatch ^ | 5/25/2003 | jean tarbett

Posted on 05/25/2003 5:42:42 AM PDT by sjersey

Edited on 05/07/2004 9:36:15 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

"Just because," he said with tears in his eyes, summing up the reason he drove from Cincinnati to Huntington, painted USMC on his forehead for "United States Marine Corps" and carted flags and signs into Marshall University Stadium Saturday.

When the former Marine found his voice, he managed an explanation: "To thank the ones who have come home and the ones who didn

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TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: glennbeck; may24reports; rallyforamerica; supportourtroops

1 posted on 05/25/2003 5:42:43 AM PDT by sjersey
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Joey lives. God bless.
2 posted on 05/25/2003 6:00:34 AM PDT by Yaron
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BTTT
3 posted on 05/25/2003 6:38:54 AM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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Rally for America

Members of the Huntington Outdoor Theater Group Jess Handloser, 11, center, Mitchell Handloser, 8, bottom, and Thad Taylor, 5, left, wave flags Saturday during the opening ceremony of the Rally For America at Marshall Stadium in Huntington.

4 posted on 05/25/2003 9:07:08 AM PDT by deadhead (God Bless Our Troops and Veterans)
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Rally for America


MVickie Hanshaw of Huntington raises a photo of her Marine son Steven, who is based in Iraq, Saturday during the Rally For America at Marshall Stadium in Huntington.

5 posted on 05/25/2003 9:08:40 AM PDT by deadhead (God Bless Our Troops and Veterans)
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Rally for America


Radio personality Glenn Beck gets the crowd going Saturday during Rally For America at Marshall Stadium in Huntington.

6 posted on 05/25/2003 9:09:42 AM PDT by deadhead (God Bless Our Troops and Veterans)
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