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Vets Day Wild Card — 11.11.14

JBelle emailed a photo of 3 flags that she placed on the grave of WW2 veteran Tony Wagner this morning, during a break in her busy day. (I'll post the photo later this AM.) I contacted Tony's son, Dave, to tell him about the wonderful gesture from one of our favorite HucksOnline commenters. He was delighted. In a post yesterday, I told you how Tony's grave has been overlooked for flag distribution for 15 years. You guys are special -- and you show it in little ways. All. The. Time. Now go out there and honor our veterans today. But don't forget to chime in her by playing this Wild Card ...



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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