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By Jo McMullen / KVSC reporter The St. Cloud July 4th fireworks will celebrate a veteran and volunteer at this year's activities. The fireworks committee

The tradition of visiting and decorating the graves of soldiers killed in battle dates back to the Civil War. Todays military funerals continue to honor the fallen men and women, and the freedom for which they died.

Gail Belmont started quilting in 1997 to help with her emotional and physical pain from serving in the military during the Vietnam War. The disabled veteran served in the Women’s Army Corps from 1969-72 at Fort McClellan. She played trumpet in the WAC band. “So part of my duties during Vietnam was we had to play Taps for those that were killed in action in Mississippi and Alabama which was all Vietnam era,” the native Californian said. “I was 18 years old when I first went i...