DAVID WAHLBERG
WASHINGTON, D.C — As a bugler played taps, the American flag of the Marine Corps War Memorial, a statue depicting soldiers raising the flag on Iwo Jima, flapped in the breeze.
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A guard stands watch over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, before the changing of the guard, during an Honor Flight Twin Cities trip.
PAT BARRY, INSIDEOUT STUDIOS
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David and Dean Wahlberg read cards and letters thanking Dean Wahlberg for his service in the Marines during "mail call" on the way to Washington, D.C.
PAT BARRY, INSIDEOUT STUDIOS
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More than 4,000 gold stars, representing more than 400,000 soldiers who lost their lives or were missing in action, line the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
PAT BARRY, INSIDEOUT STUDIOS
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A lively crowd, including bagpipe players and a band, welcomed Dean Wahlberg and other veterans as they returned from an Honor Flight Twin Cities trip. Behind Dean Wahlberg is his son David.
PAT BARRY, INSIDEOUT STUDIOS
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Neal Halberg, of Exeland, a Vietnam veteran who was on a Madison-based Badger Honor Flight trip Nov. 2, is welcomed home at Dane County Regional Airport. The "Neil" sign is for another person.
CARLENE OAKLEY
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