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Article: DESTINATION D.C. A JOURNEY TO THE INAUGURATION To slain Marine's parents, Iraq still matters Indiana couple hope Obama fulfills mission
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- January 15, 2009
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Elkhart, Ind. -- War memorials dot America's landscape, stone
gardens and brass markers that honor service, that honor the dead.
This is the story behind one such memorial, a small engraved
stone that sits at the base of a 38-foot flagpole outside the
administration building at Elkhart Memorial High School.
The inscription reads: "In Honor of Marine Corporal Aaron L.
Seal, Who Gave His Life For Our Country. 1982-2006."
Seal lived in this city, went to this school, played pranks on
friends, hunted with his dad, joshed with his mom. He had sandy
brown hair and a big broad smile, loved riding motorcycles, built
modular homes and wanted to be a state trooper. He was proud to be a
Marine, serving ...