JEFFERSON CITY — Tears fell at the Capitol on Tuesday as the names of the 77 Missourians who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2003 were read at the ninth annual Support Our Troops Rally. Some in the audience were related to the service men and women; others were veterans who understood their sacrifice.
In honor of valor
Ceremony at Capitol held to remember lives of fallen Missouri veterans
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 7:44 p.m. CDT, Saturday, July 19, 2008
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