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By Andrew Havranek Milwaukee
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He served in the U.S. Navy for four years, from 1985 until 1989.
What You Need to Know
The Milwaukee War Memorial Center started a “Field of Flags” in 2020 to honor fallen U.S. soldiers
The event was planned for Memorial Day 2020, but was pushed to September because of COVID-19
In 2020, the flags represented fallen Milwaukee Armed Service members from World War II
This year, each of the 7,056 flags represents a military member who has died since September 11, 2001
On Saturday, he continued to help serve, by volunteering his time to help honor his fallen brothers and sisters who have died in the last 20 years.
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