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CALVERTON, N.Y. - The young private knelt in front of the somber woman and held out one of the most poignant expressions of honor for a fallen American warrior - the Stars and Stripes, folded with military precision into a neat triangle.
"On behalf of the president of the United States, the governor of New York and a grateful nation, I present this flag as a token of appreciation for the honorable and faithful service rendered by your loved one," Pfc. Jobanka Nolasco said as she presented the flag to Mechelle Jackson during the service last week in an outdoor chapel at Calverton National Cemetery.See the full content of this document
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Cemeteries Make Room for Wwii Vets
The military funeral was for Jackson's father, Samuel, who died in Queens, not Iraq or Afghanistan. A retired bricklayer who had worked for more than 40 years, he helped build the United Nations headquarters and the World Trade Center. He was 81 and left the Army in 1946, after the end of World War II.
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