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Local Builds Memorial for Soldiers Killed in Iraq & Afghanistan

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War memorials are usually built after a war is over. But a Walworth county man has been gradually building one on his front lawn since July of 2003.It’s a tribute tosoldiers killed in the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We first reported on the Coalition Memorial in April. Gil Halsted reports…

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