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Article: Holiday salute lives on Governor's military tribute is evergreen
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- December 3, 2008
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Madison -- Susan Wallsch pulled two small ornaments out of their
boxes Tuesday and hung them on a Christmas tree in the governor's
mansion.
It was the third tree she's trimmed this holiday season, but this
evergreen has a special meaning -- her two ornaments along with
about 150 more are dedicated to Wisconsin military members.
"It's a great way to honor the guys this way, and the girls,"
said Wallsch, of Madison.
Her ornaments feature logos of the U.S. Air Force and Marines
along with photos of her stepson Tech Sgt. Charles Lindgren, 34,
stationed in Japan, and her son Cpl. Chase Wallsch, who is serving
his second tour in Iraq with the Marines.
Since the war in Iraq began in 2003, Gov. Jim ...