Prevented from going to war, Excelsior man honors those who did
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Today's daily dose of sweetness comes from KARE 11's Boyd Huppert, who shows us that they also serve who stand and blow a trumpet.
Gary Marquardt, of Excelsior, walks through the local cemetery. When he finds a Vietnam vet, he stops and blows Taps. Then he leaves a penny on a headstone.
Why?
Because during the Vietnam War, he was classified 4-F.
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