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"We Must Go On Living;" Walnut Creek Holds Somber Memorial Day Observance
"When the knock on the door came, our lives were forever changed," she said. "His life was cut too short."
May 31, 2022
Walnut Creek held its traditional Memorial Day observance Monday morning. But behind the flags and patriotic music, there was a feeling of great sorrow, and a call to help those who quietly suffer the greatest loss of their lives.
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The city welcomed military families to its Civic Park Monday morning. But there was nothing festive about it.
"It's heartening to see that all of you today clearly understand the meaning of this day, and the importance of it and I'm very grateful for that," Mary Tollefson told the crowd. She was proud but nervous when her son Benjamin joined the Army and was sent to Iraq. On December 31st, 2008, he was killed in a mortar attack.
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