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Mason City veterans dedicate monuments depicting soldiers

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October 24th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Members of a Mason City veterans group will dedicate monuments depicting male and female soldiers. The Globe Gazette reports the monuments will be dedicated Saturday at the All Vets Center. They have been added to a display that includes a Howitzer and flagpole. The monuments were obtained and repaired after a fundraising effort that included rummage sales and dances. One statue shows a female soldier who carries her helmet and has an M-4 rifle slung over her shoulder. The other shows an infantryman from the Vietnam War.