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Veteran marks 10th anniversary of the Iraq war by visiting the grave of a fellow marine

Iraq war veteran Marine Corps Corporal (retired) Ryan Lamke visits the grave of friend and fellow Marine Corporal Benny G. Cockerham III on the 10th anniversary of the start of the Iraq war at Arlington National Cemetery, March 19, 2013, in Arlington, Virginia. Lamke lives in Washington, DC, and visits Cockerham's grave once a month. He made this visit specifically because of the anniversary.

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Comment author avatarPValdes

Gob bless you, your friend and all the others in that hallowed ground. Thank you ....

    Reply#1 - Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:15 PM EDT
    Comment author avatarSouthFloridagirl

    We should all be as lucky to have such a friend.

      Reply#2 - Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:15 PM EDT
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