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Timothy Jackson tends to the grave of his son, Matt, a U.S. Marine who was killed in Afghanistan in 2010. He is buried in Keavy, Ky.
Timothy Jackson visits the gravesite of his son, Lance Cpl. Timothy "Matt" Jackson, who is buried in a small cemetery in Keavy, Kentucky, near London. Matt Jackson, a Marine who grew up in nearby Corbin, did tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was killed by a bomb while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in September 2010. (Chris Adams/MCT)
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Lance Cpl. Timothy Matthew Jackson was killed in in Afghanistan in 2010.
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Zola Hamlin sits at her home just outside London, Kentucky, holding a photo of her grandson, Staff Sgt. Christopher Hamlin, who served several tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was killed by a roadside bomb in May 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq. Today, a street in London is named for him. (Chris Adams/MCT)
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Zola Hamlin listens to tapes of phone calls or messages from her grandson, Christopher Hamlin, while he was stationed in Iraq. Christopher Hamlin was killed in Baghdad in 2007.
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Zola Hamlin treasures this photo of the last time she saw her grandson alive. Christopher Hamlin of London, Ky., was killed in Iraq in 2007.
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A street outside the hall for the London, Ky., chapter of the American Legion has been named in honor of Christopher Hamlin, who was killed in Baghdad in 2007.
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Outside the courthouse on Main Street in London, Ky., flags from different military services and wars fly above a memorial that records names of Laurel County veterans.
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Flags on Main Street in London, Ky.
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Members of a Disabled American Veterans honor guard fire during a November 2011 funeral in London, Ky., for a local veteran.
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David Westerfield, the top elected official in Laurel County, Kentucky, examines names on a veterans memorial on Main Street in the county seat of London. (Chris Adams/MCT)
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Debbie Hibbard waves her flags Saturday, November 5, 2011, at a parade to honor veterans in London, Kentucky. (John Flavell/MCT)
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United States Marine Gunnery Sgt. Johnny McKnight listens Saturday, November 5, 2011, during a prayer vigil on the Laurel County Courthouse steps before a veterans' parade in London, Kentucky. McKnight retired in August after overseas duty in Somalia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. (John Flavell/MCT)
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Afghanistan War veteran Travis Spurlock, left, and Iraq War veteran Wes Williams lead the small group of post-Vietnam veterans through London, Kentucky Saturday, November 5, 2011, in the veterans' parade. Although both are in uniform, they have left the service. (John Flavell/MCT)
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Ray Bishop, who served in the Navy, helps his dad, George Bishop, who served in the Army, down a curb, as Jimmy Warren stood at attention with the U.S. flag at a free military appreciation dinner for veterans held at the Golden Corral in London, Kentucky, Monday, November 14, 2011. The annual dinner was sponsored by the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and Golden Corral. The free "thank you" dinner was available to any person who is currently serving or has ever served in any branch of the United States military. Jimmy Warren, a member of the South Laurel High School Junior ROTC, took part with the rest of the ROTC who stood all night with military and U.S. flags. (Charles Bertram/Lexington Herald-Leader/MCT)
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Curtis Barger and his wife of 56 years, Mildred Barger, attend the free military appreciation dinner for veterans held at the Golden Corral in London, Kentucky, Monday, November 14, 2011. The annual dinner was sponsored by the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and Golden Corral. The free "thank you" dinner was available to any person who is currently serving or has ever served in any branch of the United States military. (Charles Bertram/Lexington Herald-Leader/MCT)
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Staff Sgt. Christopher Barton of the London unit of the Kentucky National Guard. Although he is stateside, most of his unit is now finishing operations in the Iraq War.
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