By Max Robinette
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Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Starkweather Circle No. 173, held its 111th veterans memorial service Wednesday at the Noble J. Dick Aquatorium in Monongahela. The service featured a speech from organization President Shirley Dines, a floral tribute escorted by the Knaps Independent Battery “E” Pennsylvania Light Artillery and a rendition of “Taps” alongside a 21-gun salute from the Mon Valley Honor Guard and Firing Squad. Attendees received a U.S. flag and a copy of Dines’ speech, along with a memoriam of deceased local veterans. The list also included the 13 service men and women who died while assisting evacuations near Kabul last August.
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