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Memorial Day message: ‘They were people just like us’

By: Dave Thompson|May 28, 2024
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    • A member of the American Legion Post 347 in LeClaire gets ready for the Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 27, at the Bettendorf Veterans Memorial. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    The nation’s fallen heroes were remembered and honored at many Memorial Day services across the region on Monday, May 27.

    Those who died in battle to protect the country should be honored for their ultimate sacrifice – and the fact they were all regular people who put their lives aside to help the nation, according to one Memorial Day message.

    “They were people just…

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