posted by Joe Polk at 10:47 AM /
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When Fred Haller stops to pay respects to his father, Joe, and Uncle Fred at the World War I memorial plaque in Mt. Lebanon on his way to daily Mass, he does so quietly. Simply bowing his head, he says a prayer of thanks for his family.
Little did he know this personal gesture would touch a neighbor. Now that citizen's actions not only benefit Haller's relatives or World War I veterans, but the community as well.
After noticing Haller's daily ritual at the rundown marker, Mark Johnson of Dormont recently restored the memorial in Mt. Lebanon.
Read more: www.thealmanac.net/ALM/Story/07-14-2010-WWI-Memorial
Little did he know this personal gesture would touch a neighbor. Now that citizen's actions not only benefit Haller's relatives or World War I veterans, but the community as well.
After noticing Haller's daily ritual at the rundown marker, Mark Johnson of Dormont recently restored the memorial in Mt. Lebanon.
Read more: www.thealmanac.net/ALM/Story/07-14-2010-WWI-Memorial
Labels: fred haller, mark johnson, world war I memorial plaque
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