Lawson Burgfeld, commander of Altenthal-Joerns American Legion Post 158 in Jackson, places a wreath at the World War I soldier memorial in front of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse in Jackson Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2010. The observance marked the anniversary of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Taps was played by David Hitt.
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