Fallen Soldier March to Travel Through Fenton
The march to honor those who have lost their lives serving the country will start in Linden and travel 13 miles to the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly this spring.
Two years ago hundreds of soldiers and residents marched from Linden, through Fenton, to the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly to honor fallen comrades in a Fallen Soldier March. Just one march wasn't enough to honor the sacrifices of those who fought for America's freedom, however, said First Lt. Richard Dunkley, of Linden. That's why Dunkley and his wife Mary have organized a second Fallen Soldier March to follow the same path on April 20. "A couple of families that had lost children overseas said that they were really moved that someone who do something to honor their children. That was reward enough to do it again," Dunkley said. After the march in 2011, Dunkley was deployed to Afghanistan where he served in logistics. He spent …
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