Trip to WWII Monument planned for local veterans

By STAN STRICKER ( Contact )   Saturday, March 20, 2010
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WCLO's Stan Stricker reports on local businessman's efforts to fund trip to Washington D.C. for World War II veterans

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A local business owner plans a big thankyou to World War Two veterans.

Mark Finnegan of Finnegan's RV in South Beloit is spearheading an effort to take WWII veterans on a special sight seeing tour. Finnegan is raising money to take more than 100 veterans to the World War Two Monument in Washington D.C. in mid May.

Fundraising efforts are underway through vetsroll.org.

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