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Memorial marks war on terrorism

Aug-20-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

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By Tara Meissner, Herald Times Reporter

MANITOWOC — The Manitowoc County United Veterans Council is erecting a monument to honor service personnel killed in the war on terrorism.

The first name on the monument at the Manitowoc County Veterans Memorial will be Sgt. Charles Kiser, 37, of Cleveland. He died June 24 in Mosul, Iraq, and a member of the U.S. Army Reserve, 330th Military Police Detachment from the Fale U.S. Army Reserve Center, Sheboygan. Kiser was the first soldier from Manitowoc County to die in the current conflict.

“I think it’s important for my children to have this visual reminder, and my (future) grandchildren to see him as a hero who had the support of his community,” his widow, Debra Kiser said on Wednesday.

He left behind two children, Mark, 10, and Alicia, 13.

The monument will be labeled “Global War on Terrorism.” It and another undedicated stone are being added to the original six structures honoring those who served in other wars. The memorials are located off North 18th Street in Manitowoc, adjacent to Evergreen Cemetery.[...]


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